“I have my own car. I can drive Elena home.”
With a darkened face, he frowned and said, “Debra, are you trying to make Elena as rebellious as Luca by keeping her away from her father?”
His attempt to sway me using our daughter only served to irritate me further.
“Caleb, you seem to have forgotten that Elena has been leading a good life without you for the past five years. You better come up with a more convincing excuse.”
“But do you think it’s fair for you to prevent our daughter from having contact with her father?”
Caleb’s words struck a nerve, igniting a sudden surge of anger within me.
I glared at him, my voice laced with fury. “I never intended for Elena to lose her father. It was you who refused to acknowledge me as your mate.”
“That was all just a misunderstanding.”
“Can a mere misunderstanding erase the pain I endured?” I shot back, my emotions running high.
And so, at the gate of Riley’s house, we found ourselves locked in a heated argument.
Our voices grew louder, our words sharper, neither of us able to sway the other. In the midst of our escalating dispute, a sudden blast of a police whistle pierced through the air, cutting through the tension like a sharp knife.
𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.𝘤𝘰𝘮
Before we could react, the blinding headlights of a police car illuminated the scene.
I turned around, only to discover that it was Zoe behind the wheel.
Confusion enveloped me entirely.
Luca had been found, so why hadn’t Zoe left?
Before I could make sense of the situation, Zoe leaped out of the car and strode to me aggressively.
“Debra Clarkson, you need to come with me to the police station. We need to have a private conversation,” Zoe stated, her expression void of any emotion.
Caleb immediately intervened, refusing to allow her to take me away.
“No, you can’t.”
Zoe cast a cold, disdainful gaze at Caleb, her tone dripping with rudeness.
“I don’t need your permission.”
With a swift motion, she revealed her police badge.
“Debra, come to the police station with me, or face the consequences.”
Elena, trembling with fear, took a step back and sought refuge behind
Caleb.
