I looked up, my eyes drifting past Nick to fall on Rina, who stood behind him.
So… last night, Nick really had been with Rina.
A faint sting pricked at my chest—a strange, subtle kind of pain.
I looked away, my expression turning cold and mocking. “What? Were you hoping something had happened to me?”
Nick was briefly stunned.
“That’s not what I meant,” he said, unusually patient in his explanation.
I lowered my gaze and said nothing more to him.
Nick’s voice turned cool again. “What’s the situation now?”
“We just finished recording her statement,” the female officer quickly replied.
Nick followed up, “So my future mate is free to go now, right?”
The station chief and the officer both froze for a moment.
Then the chief quickly nodded. “Yes, of course. Don’t worry, Mr. Johnson—we’
