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Sitting up, I clutched the sheet to low fro on The cops are headed to the door" Jued the roo them on fast I’d only worn them for an hour or so, but I still wanted clean clothes Clothes that I couldn’t get to without going into the studio wherewas I donned the dress overcame Jack looked back at uy in a suit pressed into the roo the door shut Jack reached for his shirt, and pulled it over his head as the police entered the tiny apartainst the counter in the kitchenette, heart pounding So
"Jack Gray, I’etting dressed, I need you to come with us" TheJack’s He was slightly leaner and taller than Jack, a blondeto his top lip
"Nate," Jack replied, "What’s this about? Why is the press ca atwith us also" One of the unifor around to remove the handcuffs fro the uy in the suit, fury glowing in his eyes "Are we under arrest?"
Nate nodded There was sympathy in his voice, "Listen, Jack Soht that your studio isn’t e thought"
"What the hell do you think it is?" Tension lined Jack’s body
"I can’t talk to you, Jack I would have come without the press, but so a prostitution ring, and Miss Tyndale is your newest girl"
My jaw fell open For the first time, I talked, "What?" My voice came out in a rush, more forceful than I’d intended "You think I’ sexual favors for money I have to remove you both from the premises in handcuffs I’m sorry, Jack" The man in the suit waved to the officers to cuff us
Jack’s eyes ide He didn’t move away from me, "Nate, this is Belinda’s shit You can’t possibly believe her? She’s been trying to screwhis head, "Last night other girls gave testimonies about their association with you and your coned the arrest warrants You think we’d co our asses off?" He shook his head "Jack, this looks bad Your accounts have been frozen, your studio and all its contents are being confiscated Someone has you by the balls You’re fucked, my friend Call your lawyer, but I can’t doI can’t make exceptions for you or I’ll catch hell for it"
Everyto explode Fear was choking me into silence I watched the silver cuffs in the cop’s hand as Jack called his lawyer The last thing he said was, "Get Abby’s name out of this and ing up "I’ to s harder than they already were I held out my wrists The cold metal bit into my skin The officer started to lead me to the door, but Jack spoke, "Take her out the back Nate, please This has nothing to do with her Even if I clear my name, you knohat happens to women accused of this shit It sticks Don’t feed her to the press Nate" Jack spoke to him like they were friends, like they knew each other
Nate turned his brown eyes to o out the front, Jack"
Jack held his wrists up, "Done Take me out the front Now" The cop put his hand onme to the back door There were still people there, but everyone would be watching the front door when Jack stepped out "I’ll fix this, Abby I proh the front door Ca questions, wafted through the empty rooh the backdoor I held my head low, hands cuffed in front, as he opened the squad car and helped me inside The cop didn’t speak Just as he closed the door, I heard it The press turned and sawat us, but the cop started the car and drove away
Everything after that was a blur Tears stung hts, I was fingerprinted, photographed, and read es Prostitution My stomach sank A fe to you? Do you knohere you are? Do you understand what you’re being charged with?" I shookcells around me were filled with men, all of who looked depraved andht me in escorted me out of that area and into the back He unlocked a cell door and I stepped inside My heart sank as I heard it clunk shut behind e to not cry This place terrifiedin my ears, "So you weren’t the mole after all"
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I turned around and saw Linda sitting on a bench She was the only person in the cell Relief flooded throughunder her eyes, "I’, or so I’ve been told" Her arainst the wall "And what’s your cri else?"