Watch Me Win, Alpha

Chapter 84

The other officer cuffed Chole and rolled her over to search for

weapons. Ava rushed to Alexander, kneeling beside him. “Alpha

Alexander, are you alright?”

He blinked, glanced sideways at me, then back at the cop. “I’m

fine. Just a scratch.”

A third officer entered, inspecting the scene. “We’ll need

statements from both of you.” He nodded at me first. Then at

Alexander. “And sir, did you recover any weapon–the lighter,

or the knife?”

Alexander produced the lighter and offered it. “She tried to set

her on fire.” He touched the flame–singe marks on the tip, then

set it aside. “I caught it in my hand to stop it.”

The officer frowned. “Your fingerprints will be on it–you aren’t

likely to be charged for that, but it may complicate the chain of


evidence. The knife is likely more admissible.””

Another matched officer tiptoed around the charred couch and

noted the gasoline trails. “Gasoline was poured across the room

-intent to destroy evidence or kill.”

Ava held the damp cloth pressed against Alexander’s shoulder.

“I screamed. I don’t know how long it took me to pull Ethan in

here. He radioed the police.

The first officer nodded. He strode over to the bound Chole,

staring at her slack, defeated posture. “Miss Windsor, you’re under arrest for attempted murder, kidnapping, assault, and

arson. Any accomplices?”

gaze flicked

accomplices.”

officers exchanged glances. Then one


you had

is also guilty and can’t

were

glancing at Alexander and me. Her

corner of

officer added: “If your accomplice

get off the hook. You understood the plan—this

clicked his

Chole gulped.

breath and kept my

me–steady, protective. My heart

a surge of something I couldn’t

step aside for


of water. He stared at Alexander’s bound

Chapter 83

clenched.

stood protectively near

the haze of pain, I managed a nod. “I think

door closed behind the police, Alexander sat, leaning slightly on Ava’s shoulder. Ethan, pale and silent, brushed past and knelt beside me

my hand,

pain flaring from

softly, pulling the

The police are

and offered a slim,

I nodded.

to rise to his feet and speak,


my head and closed my

squeezed my shoulder. “Let them deal with

again. “We’ll need

And one more thing–when

this black–clad accomplice, they’ll face charges

Chole. No plea bargains.”

back and forth at the far end of

across her chest like she was

Her voice trembled with fury. “She’s

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