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My heart thudded “Yes?”

“You’re under arrest for the rabbed ripped my shoulders and forced me into a stand

Rock stood, his green eyes full of fire “Hands off my wife, asshole”

I gasped, fear surging through et yourself in trouble”

Rock had already been through so much in his life because of his father, Derek Wolfe This would only add to it

The officer cuffed my hands behind my back I was helpless So helpless

I hated being helpless

“Co to parade her out of here in cuffs? The wife of our CEO?”

Would they listen to Reid’s words? Would they allow nity?

“I’ orders, sir,” the blue said

No, they would not

“You have the right to re you say can and will be held against you You have the right to an attorney If you can’t afford an attorney, one will be provided for you”

My Miranda rights The Miranda case was a staple in criminal law class Anyone who’d ever watched a police draht they’d be directed at me

“She’ll have the best fucking attorney,” Rock said “What is the basis for this arrest?”

“Detective Morgan has deterrees,” the blue who cuffed me offered “That’s all we know”

Reid glared at Terrence

We all wondered if Reid’s assistant had been behind the phone call made from Reid’s office to Rock’s landline in Montana three weeks before Derek’s death

“I’ with her,” Rock said “Don’t worry, baby I won’t rest until you’re cleared”

“I’m innocent,” I said softly

“We know,” Reid said “We’ll prove it”

Handcuffed Like a common criminal

I sat in the back of the police car, unable to move my arms Stiff

Why? Why did this happen to me? I was innocent As innocent as the day I was born I was nowhere near Derek Wolfe the night he was murdered Why would he want to frame me?

Except this wasn’t about s It was about hurting them

I was a good attorney, damn it What had I missed?

The squad car stopped at the NYPD Seventeenth Precinct Rock’s driver pulled up behind him, and Rock hurried out of the back seat and walked quickly toward me

“We’ve got this, baby,” he said “I swear to you that we’ve got this”

I nodded blankly as the two uniforan hiunning toof Derek Wolfe’s will Surely he’d want to be the one to bring me in

Very odd

The truth will always prevail

I heard the words in the voice of Leon Huxby, my criminal law professor They were his mantra How I’d have liked to believe theh I was an estates and trusts attorney, I’d seen the justice syste law six years ago…and that was just for the clients of my former law firm