Tyler stared back at Tessa, his chest thudding faster against his rib. The way she was looking at him speechlessly gave him this soothing feeling he felt like he needed.

‘ You're finally coming to your senses. I've thought of it, and I realized there's no way you would willingly love Grayson.’ Tyler said in his mind. ‘ He must have manipulated you, forced you, and now you're pretending to love him because you're scared.’

“ So you make an arrest now based on people's accusations, without evidence.” Grayson turned to the officers, his eyes—cold and sharp immediately unsettled them.

“ We'd request that from the victim.”

“ I'm not...