Chapter 17

Nina Hayes POV.

“And you're both students?”

“Yes, officer,” I answered blankly.

The man in uniform stood before me with a pen and a notebook, taking down everything I said. He was keen on his job, repeating questions; all I did was move my mouth. My mind was far from him.

Jace, on the other hand, was over the counter, in an iron cell. He buried his head in his hands, waiting for someone.

“Officer, there was someone staring at me in the dressing room, and Jace noticed him. He tried to stop him and then…”

The words trailed off my mouth.

“...and then he got physical. That we can understand, but why did he get physical with the store owner? We have the store owner in the hospital right now. His face is badly bruised and CCTV footage from the store shows the young man over there….”

His hands pointed to Jace, cracking his neck then. He was calmer than a few minutes ago, all traces of anger and violence completely gone.

It was like he was a whole different person.

“.... Nearly killed him.”