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.

definitely didn’t ‘take advantage‘ of this kid.” My words came out sharper than intended,

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irritated to

statement before turning back to Kian. “Are you absolutely sure

defiantly. “I’m sure.

my fists, resisting the urge to strangle

Kian’s face

exclaimed, his

case to his family. But the sight of

cascading down her back and a flowing white dress that made her look ethereal. She was

was Selene Vaughn. And standing right next to

sank like a stone.

asked, her voice

front of him.

his attention locked on Logan. “Hey, Selene, is

narrowing, his gaze hardening as it shifted

cold and clipped.

outrage. “She’s a hooligan! She touched me here and here-” He gestured to his chest and

soap opera.

didn’t have the energy to explain anymore. I just stared at Logan, trying to

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been gone for a few hours. Just a few

left so

me, her expression polite but distant. “Elaine, right?

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