Chapter 4

I never thought I’d find myself sitting in a police station, accused of indecency.

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The boy I’d accidentally knocked down–who turned out to be a seventeen- year–old named Kian Vaughn–insisted I’d done it on purpose. His story was as absurd as it was infuriating.

“She touched me!” Kian declared dramatically, pointing at me like I was a criminal.

The officer leaned forward, his expression carefully neutral. “Where exactly did she touch you?”

Kian’s face lit up with faux indignation as he pointed to his chest and then

below his waist. “Here. And here!”

I stared at him, dumbfounded.

What in the actual hell?

I nearly shouted my disbelief out loud. Me, a woman who hadn’t even touched Logan–someone I’d been in love with for ten years–was suddenly being accused of assaulting a brat who hadn’t even finished puberty.

The officer turned his attention to me, his expression skeptical.

“I didn’t touch him,” I said quickly, my voice firm. “I bumped into him by

accident. That’s it.”

“Had you been drinking?” he asked, his tone pointed.

I blinked, caught off guard. Was that really relevant? But in this world, a drunk man was just a man. A drunk woman? She was indecent.

“Yes,” I admitted. “I had a bottle of beer.”

The officer raised an eyebrow, his disbelief clear.

wasn’t drunk, and I definitely didn’t ‘take advantage‘ of

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too irritated

note of my statement before turning back to Kian. “Are you absolutely sure about your accusation? You’re aware filing a false

“I’m sure. She

clenched my fists, resisting the urge to strangle

could say something I’d regret, Kian’s face suddenly brightened. His gaze shifted to

exclaimed, his

see who had arrived, ready to plead my case to his family. But the sight of the two people

with long black hair cascading down her back and a flowing white dress that made her look ethereal. She was the kind

was Selene Vaughn. And standing right next to her was Logan.

like a stone.

Selene asked, her voice

front of him.

on Logan. “Hey, Selene, is he my

froze. His eyes widened briefly before narrowing, his gaze hardening

cold and clipped. “What’s going

outrage. “She’s a hooligan! She touched me here and

soap opera.

energy to explain anymore. I just

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of what I was seeing. He’d been gone for a few

he’d left

turned to me, her expression polite but

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