CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Nailing his ColoursHorse struggled in the back of the police car as he saw Vaughan waiting by the gate. Tane’s father stepped from the passenger door and Leilah saw the strain in his face. “He didn’t do it!” she shouted, desperate to be heard over the radio chatter and the drone of the car’s engine. “He’s innocent. I told you we were all together. You saw him!”
“Shut up, Deleilah!” Tane’s father shot a glance at the dark suited cop in the driver’s seat. The man’s attention moved to him and then back to her.
“What’s going on?” He wound the car window down further and stuck his head through the gap. “What’s this?” His sharp eyes studied the gathered crowd and then he snapped an order to the sergeant. “Let’s get going. Hamilton is waiting to process him.”
Vaughan’s body s
