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THE TRUTH

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THE TRUTH

JOSH

The call came just as I was leaving practice.

“Mr. Saunders?”

“Yeah, this is him.” I balanced my duffel on my shoulder, pushing open the car door.

“This is Officer Ruiz with the Austin PD. We have a woman in custody, Vivien, who listed you as her emergency contact.”

I stopped mid–motion, gripping the door frame. “What?”

“She was picked up outside a coffee shop after causing a scene. Barista called it in–said she was aggressively confronting a blonde woman, screaming at her.” The officer

hesitated. “She’s requesting that you come down to the station.’

I clenched my jaw so tight I thought my teeth might crack.

“What does she want from me?”

“She’s insisting that you validate her story. That she’s not crazy.”

I scrubbed a hand down my face. “Jesus Christ.”

The drive to the station was a blur of anger and disbelief. I knew Vivien was struggling, but this? It was unhinged. I had a bad feeling in my gut, one that only grew worse when they led me down a hallway toward the holding cells.

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“She’s in here,” the officer said, stopping in front of the cell.

folded tightly over her stomach. Her usually perfect raven hair

Her red–rimmed eyes snapped to mine, her face crumpling

the bars. “Tell them. Tell them I’m not crazy. That we love each other! That

fighting the heat rising in my

us. Don’t you see that?” Her voice grew frantic. “You just have to tell them, Josh! Tell them it’s not made up! That I

stretched between us.

do you mean, you worked hard?” My voice was low, sharp.

started pacing again,

shifted uncomfortably, just

as I was.

Then Vivien stopped.

dark eyes glistening with something unhinged.

you recognize me?” she whispered.

chill slid down my

“What?”

A breathy laugh escaped her lips. “I was the nurse.”

for a second.

No.

wasn’t

didn’t see me, but I was always in the background. Listening

the fuck are

step closer to the bars, a twisted smile on her lips.

enough.” She exhaled shakily, her eyes darting around like she was lost in a memory. “Sure, sure… I gave her a little sedation at the beginning. Just to make sure she didn’t wake up. But that was only once to twice…I think.” She nodded frantically. “Only that one dose almost stopped her breathing, so I didn’t do

turned ice

at my sides, rage boiling under my skin.

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voice like

lips parted, her face slack

heard you tell your sister you were thinking about moving to Texas. Sol did the research,

Perfect.

stalked me. Manipulated her way into my

had kept Laura in a coma.

whole body tensed, every muscle coiling like a live wire. I forced myself to stay still, to not grab the bars and shake them until