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Something stirred in her arms that caused her to open her eyes to see that she had indeed zoned out. Back to her current circumstances, she watched little Jace sleep soundly in her arms the events of that morning long forgotten not that he witnessed much of it anyway. Was it all really finally over? Was she free from him? She hoped so and if the situation hadn’t changed, she resolved to put an end it to it permanently. She can’t let that chaos be all that Jace grows up to know. Ignoring it hadn’t helped her in the long run. So, the best option now was to confront the problem head on like her brother taught her.

Meanwhile, at the police station …

“Young man, what were you thinking?!”, his father questioned angrily.

“You know what? this is all your fault”, his father accused his mother

“How is this my fault? He learnt this from you”, his mother retorted

He just tuned them out because he knew they were not going to stop.

“I can’t help him without jeopardising my political career. You heard the lawyer the evidence is overwhelming.” His dad stated and got his attention

“I expected nothing less of you”, Michael spoke up for the first time since his parents and lawyer arrived.

“So, he speaks?” his father replied sarcastically

“Yes, he speaks” he replied angrily

“And what right do you have to be angry right now after dragging my family name through the mud?”

He moved to respond when his mom shook her head signalling him to not worsen the situation.

“That’s what I thought”, his father said

“Let him plead guilty and serve his sentence. The best you can do is get a plea deal from the prosecutors anyway.” And then his father walked out.

“Mom, please I can’t go to jail”, he pleaded

“You should’ve thought of that before you lay your hands on a woman like an animal!” she shouted.

“I’m no different than the one you share a bed with” he retorted angrily which earned him a smack across the face.

“How dare you bring that up? Do you want your father to get you locked away forever?” she questioned

“He can’t lock me away forever. This is an assault case and not a murder case!” he shouted

“Michael Logan Porter! Keep-” his mom said sharply

“I most certainly can make it a murder case. Have you forgotten so soon what you did two years ago?” his father who was stationed at the door questioned.

“You can’t prove anything! There were no witnesses.” He stated

“That’s what you think. If you don’t fix your tone, I will make sure that you are charged with the murder of Jason Nelson-Jones and the attempted murder of Joshua Taylor” his father answered calmly.

“Attempted? Josh is still alive?” he asked quietly.

His father smirked and walked away.

Unknown to them, the room was bugged. And it was perfectly legal hence everything said could and would be used against them in the court of law.