ISLA’S POVI hadn’t slept.The morning came far too quickly, but I didn’t care. I’d spent the night going through every possible legal route, calling lawyers, pulling every string I could think of to get Nathan out.But nothing had worked.Lucas made sure of that.Nathan had been denied bail. The charges included assault and trespassing, and with video evidence and Lucas playing the victim perfectly, the court had refused to release him early.I visited him first thing that morning. The station was cold and smelled like rusted metal and misery. As they led me through the short corridor, my heels clicked against the floor like gunshots.He was sitting on the other side of the glass partition, dressed in the same clothes from the day before. His face looked tired, and his eyes—usually full of sharp wit and charm—were dull, bloodshot.“Nathan,” I whispered as I took the seat across from him.He looked up, and his expression shifted—relief, guilt, frustration, all tangled into one broken
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