More Than A Favor

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.

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

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irritated to

“Are you absolutely sure about your accusation? You’re aware filing a false report is a

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

resisting the urge to strangle

I could say something I’d regret, Kian’s face suddenly

exclaimed, his voice dripping with

plead my case to his family. But the sight of the two people walking

with long black hair cascading down her back and a flowing white dress that made her look

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

sank like

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

of him.

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

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

cold and clipped. “What’s going on here?”

hooligan! She touched me here and here-”

soap opera.

explain anymore. I just stared

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been gone for a few hours. Just a few hours. And now

why he’d left so

stood and turned to me, her expression polite but distant. “Elaine,