More Than A Favor

Chapter 4

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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irritated to care.

you absolutely sure about your

his arms defiantly. “I’m sure. She touched

my fists, resisting the urge to strangle

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

his voice dripping with

arrived, ready to plead my case to his family. But the sight of the two people walking in stopped me cold.

white dress that made her look ethereal. She was the kind of

Vaughn. And standing right

sank like a stone.

what happened?” Selene asked, her voice full of concern

front of

attention locked on Logan. “Hey, Selene,

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

said, his tone cold and clipped.

know her?” Kian interrupted, pointing at me with exaggerated outrage. “She’s a hooligan! She touched me here and here-” He gestured to his chest and groin

soap opera.

energy to explain anymore. I just stared at Logan, trying to

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been gone for a few hours. Just a few hours. And now he was someone’s “brother–in–law“?

this why he’d left so suddenly

polite but distant. “Elaine, right? I’m Selene, Kian’s

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