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"I don’t understand What are you arresting him for?" I asked desperately

DI Neeson stepped to ently to getat ulped and looked up into the kind green eyes of the police officer that I’d met the other day, not the one with the stern expression froerprint reports back in full We’re just conducting our investigation based on some new evidence I’ll call you when I know htled away towards a waiting squad car

"You think it’s Zach that was sending edlot

"At this time I’m not at liberty to discuss it I’ll call you once we’ve conducted ations" She squeezedover to the squad car, sliding into the open passenger side

I couldn’tout of the , his gaze locking on mine In that moment I was totally lost I had no idea what to think Was it really Zach that was doing it all? What possible reason could he have for wanting to hurt ain, ‘how much do you really know about him?’ Apparently I didn’t know him at all based on DI Neeson’s assessment of his character

Chapter 23

I watched as the squad car pulled out of the parking lot My feet seemed to be welded to the floor, my eyes wide and my brain scrambled Had that really just happened? ‘New evidence’ she’d said – what kind of new evidence would make the lot; ruffling oosebumps I didn’t knohat to do or think Was it really Zach that poisoned Chester? DI Neeson see him to it in order for them to arrest him My stomach churned orry and nerves I’d trusted hiested him, and now this? I felt a little betrayed But at the same time part of my brain just refused to believe it He seeuy, and he’d had plenty of opportunities to hurt uilty for even considering the possibility that it was hiuilty I just tried not to believe that hi arrested wasn’t solid proof that he’d done it, after all, mistakes were made all of the time And she hadn’t actually wanted to arrest him in the first place, just speak to him, but because he refused to talk to her she had no choice Myout of control

I sed loudly and looked around the rapidly e around, watching me; their faces wore excited expressions so I knew that they’d just seen Zach get led off into a cop car too It would be all around school by tomorrow lunchti to ignore the fact thatas I pulled out ht of, as always, was Luke Struggling with ot his nus; I could hear his car radio playing in the background, so he was obviously on his way home

"Luke, is there any chance you can coetbecause ht you were tutoring," he replied

I closedon the seat of Zach’s bike "I was but… please? Can you coet here," I mumbled

There was barely even a second of decision time before he answered "I’ll just be a couple ofthe stares that were directed at me A couple oflot, stopping in front of h the windscreen as he popped his seatbelt and ed to the passenger side, cli into the fa ht you were tutoring?" His eyes flicked to Zach’s bike still parked there, and he frowned in confusion

I groaned and turned in o crazy when he finds out! "The police just arrested hi grin crossed his face "I knew that dude was no good What did they arrest him for?" he asked, obviously happy that someone who he saw as a rival for my affections was now in trouble