Thea’s POV
My anxiety skyrocketed as we arrived at the police station. I was a fucking nervous wreck, uncertain if I really wanted to hear what Chief Hawthorne had to say.
What would I do if Aurora really was the mastermind behind the attempt on my life?
Despite our strained relationship, I’d known her since childhood. We grew up together. Even though it had been confirmed we weren’t biologically related, we’d been sisters in name for many years. We lived in the same house until she graduated and left for college.
“Are you okay?” Sebastian asked, concern etched on his face.
“Just nervous,” I admitted.
He took my hand in his and planted a soft kiss on it. I didn’t pull away because right now, I needed this. I needed him. “Everything will be fine, don’t worry too much,” he reassured me after pulling away.
I nodded, and we got out of the car. My hand still firmly held in his, we walked toward the police station. The others quickly caught up with us, and we were led to the police chief’s office.
“Thank you for coming,” the chief greeted us. He gestured toward two chairs. My mother and I sat down while the men stood behind
- us.
“You said you had something important to tell us,” Sebastian prompted.
“Just a moment,” Chief Hawthorne held up a finger.
A few minutes later, the door opened, and Roman, Margaret, and Iris walked in. The officer who had brought them left, closing the
door behind him.
“Why has my daughter been arrested?” Margaret demanded. It was obvious she’d been crying. Her eyes were red and swollen.
“That’s exactly why I called all of you here,” Hawthorne began. “We have evidence that suggests Aurora was indeed behind the attack
on Thea.”
Roman was quick to defend her. “That’s impossible. Aurora wouldn’t hurt Thea.”
“But Ms. Sterling here seems to believe she would.” Hawthorne dropped that bombshell, and everyone turned to look at me with
questioning gazes.
I sank further into my chair, hating that all eyes were on me. I’d never liked being the center of attention.
“What do you mean by that?” Somehow, my voice was trembling.
I know you’ve lost your memory, but when you were attacked, especially after the wolfsbane was placed in your car’s ventilation system and then it exploded, I asked you who might have a grudge against you. You mentioned Aurora without hesitation. You suspected she was trying to kill you.”
I remained silent, I could understand why I would have thought of Aurora. From what I’d learned, Aurora had been very unhappy about Sebastian’s increasing attention toward me after she returned. She didn’t want me near Sebastian, saw me as competition.
Roman and Margaret were about to argue, but Hawthorne cut them off.
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“We found the gun that shot Chea and the car. We decided to look for fingerprints and run matching. The fingerprints matched Aurora’s.” He paused to let us digest this bombshell. “In addition to hat, there were some civilian clothes with Aurora’s hair on them. We believe those were the clothes she wore that day. She probably disposed of the black clothes she wore when she fired the gun but forgot about these.”
Everyone in the room was stunned. The silence that followed was suffocating. You could probably hear a pin drop.
I couldn’t sleep worth shit last night, and it showed in how I looked this morning. I was fucking exhausted, physically and emotionally drained. Sebastian and I hadn’t shared a bed since the night of our date. And for the first time since returning from the police station, I wanted to invite him to sleep with me.
;
I walked slowly toward the kitchen. It was still early, and I was probably the only one awake. I needed a coffee immediately, because I had to take Wyatt home. Jaxon had said he’d be busy and might not be able to pick him up himself, so I offered to drop Leo off
there.
Chapter Comments
Herminia D. Hernandez
I think it was the assistant who worked for Sebastian, the liaison officer. She had a
falling out with Aurora and she hates Thea.
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