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My chest began to beat rapidly and cold sweat ran down my cheeks.
"Let me handle this." Ember whispered, she must have noticed my nervousness because she squeezed my hands firmly then slowly turned back to face the detective.
"I recall telling you earlier that I was at the scene of the crime. Surely, a little bloodstain on my clothes doesn't convict me of any crime. Each and everyone of those people were long dead before I got there."
My erratic breathing slowed and evened, each word Ember said managed to ease my nervousness, I was proud of her for keeping her cool.
I would have lost it had I been the one to answer him.
"Why didn't you call the police?" He questioned.
He didn't seem to find Ember's answer plausible but I knew better than to trust his reaction.
"I didn't h
