*Erik POV*
How did I get myself into this mess? I should have asked her age, but she looked old enough. She definitely didn’t look thirteen. If I had just sent her home the next morning, maybe this would never have come to light.
“Erik, I know you aren’t a bad kid. Everyone makes mistakes. However, she told her parents you kept her against her will, and that she told you that she was underage. Right now, it’s your word against hers,” Detective Felicia stated.
I laid my head on the table, and for a brief moment, I thought about breaking down in tears. However, what would that do? It sure wouldn’t help anything.
“Have you guys talked to my friends who were with me? They will tell you. I suggested she go home with her cousin. She said that she wanted to stay, and that her aunt and paren
