Chapter 81 - You Have Time to Prepare

Damien's POVWalsh pushed back twice before she agreed.The first time I called she said no and explained why in four sentences. The second time Elara called her and made the case herself and Walsh was quiet for longer than usual and then said she would arrange it under specific conditions. Neutral location. Her choice. Two officers present in the building but not in the room. Thirty minutes maximum.Conrad Farr agreed to every condition within the hour.That told me something. Either he was confident enough that the conditions did not matter or he had nothing that required privacy to deliver. I could not decide which was worse.Walsh chose a room in a building near the court. The kind of place that belonged to no one specifically and therefore could not be claimed as anyone's territory. We arrived fifteen minutes early. Elara wore the grey jacket she wore when she wanted to look like she was not trying and the effect was exactly that.Conra

Last Updated : 2026-08-06

Chapter 82 - Fault

Elara's POVWalsh had Stephen Doyle in an interview room by Friday morning.She called while I was at my desk and gave me thirty seconds of information in the way she did when she wanted you to have the facts without the surrounding noise. Doyle had confirmed the payment. He had confirmed the instruction. He had confirmed he had never been in the warehouse and had no direct knowledge of what happened that night. His testimony was fabricated from a briefing document Marcus had prepared before he died and left with a solicitor under specific release conditions.Walsh said the testimony would be formally excluded from the trial record by end of day.I thanked her and hung up and sat with it for a moment.Clare looked up from her desk. She had heard enough to understand the shape of it. She looked at me and then went back to her screen.That was the right response and I appreciated it.Damien came back from the back office where he had be

Last Updated : 2026-08-07

All Chapters of Forbidden Love with my stepbrother : Chapter 81 - Chapter 82

Chapter 81 - You Have Time to Prepare

Chapter 82 - Fault