Stanley’s burning gaze snapped instantly to the entrance.
But the figure walking through the door wasn’t the one he’d been waiting for.
Several police officers stepped through the doorway. Backlit by the bright hallway light, their dark silhouettes cut straight through the room, and they marched straight toward Zoey.
"Miss Zoey Adams, you're a suspect in an intentional homicide. We need you to come with us for questioning."
A shocked uproar ripped through the entire hall.
Zoey put on her most innocent expression and tugged at the corner of her lips in a stiff, awkward smile.
"Officers, I think you've got the wrong person—" She never got to finish.
The giant screen at the front of the room flickered to life out of nowhere.
A security camera feed started playing automatically.
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