Elara's POV
They kept us at the hospital for another two hours. Walsh's team processed Richard's arrest in a room down the hall while a different officer took our statements for the third time in as many days. I sat in the chair beside Damien's and answered every question and watched the clock and waited for the feeling that it was actually over to arrive.
It took a while.
Mom came up from the waiting room when the officer finished with us. She had heard enough through Walsh's team to understand the broad shape of what had happened on the roof. She sat across from me and held my hand and did not say very much. Sometimes that is the right response.
Alexander appeared in the doorway. He looked at Damien and Damien looked at him and neither of them spoke for a moment.
"Richard is in cust
