The police arriving at that moment made everything worse. I knew something was wrong the second I saw the black vehicles pulling into the front driveway through the tall living room windows. My stomach tightened immediately, cold dread curling through me as two officers stepped out alongside a man dressed in a dark grey suit carrying a thin folder beneath his arm. Roman noticed them too. He had been seated across from me moments earlier, half distracted by paperwork from the company while tension still lingered heavily between us after everything with Anastasia. He has refused to answer my questions earlier, diverting his attention to the police arrival. The atmosphere inside the mansion had not recovered since that night. Nothing felt normal anymore. Not the silence. Not the glances between us. Not the fear constantly living beneath my skin. Roman slowly lowered the document in his hand, jaw tightening faintly as he stared toward the driveway. “They’re early,” he
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