Chapter 278

Alisa

"Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?"

"Yes." I nod as I sit before the grand jury to give my testimony about what happened with Officer Fugate.

"Please tell us when you first met him," the attorney instructs.

Archer is sitting in the back row, all hot in his uniform. I don't know how he managed to be here, but he has      and it's one of the sweetest things he's done for me. I'm not sure I could be doing this without his dark eyes staring back at me. "I met him when he brought a suspect into the ER. It was obvious that man had been beaten badly and it didn't happen only once. After that day, it happened on a regular basis…"

Archer

Ushering Lis into the station is like sending a babe into the belly of the beast. She's never been here before, doesn't know how things work, and could honestly be scared, given everything she's dealt with.

I'd like to kill Officer Fugate with my own two hands.