n Laws

rified wail, stripped of its earlier theatrics and full of genuine panic. "

a silent command. He gestured t

ze was unyielding. With a trembling finger, she pressed the

ispered promises in my ear-smooth, arrogant, and laced with impatience. "Wh

was pure gold to my cause. I lowered my gaze, letting my eyelashes veil the cold satisfaction blooming in my chest. He was in his of

oice escalating. "She told them about the e

fectly: leaning back in his leather chair, his brow furrowed in ann

ing tone of a lawyer giving an order. "Listen to me, Candace. Calm dow

They can't enter a private residence without a

could have wished for. A clear, indisputable

r's lips. It was a cold, predatory thing.

DA on the line. We have the suspect's... associate... on speakerphone, actively instruct

ng over me. Damien's voice, the one that had been the soundtrack to my life f

e, but Damien had lost his patience. "Ju

stared at her phone, the blood draining from her face as the reality of the situat

er's phone buzzed. He answered, lis

in a gesture of finality. "Ms. Smit

but tinged with a newfound respect. "Ms. Lawson, we'll need you

phone call, I had gone fr

y movements smooth and

ir, a broken doll. There was no triumph in my gaze, only a vast, chilling em

ng her to her feet. She offered

nct stared. I walked ahead with Detective Miller at my side. Candace

a spotlight. My face was a placid mask,

just the

on," Miller said quietly as we approached