Elara's POV
It felt like time froze alongside every movement. Every voice, every single thing slowly faded into the background as my eyes caught the officer's firm grip on Jordan's arms.
Jordan's brows furrowed in confusion as he struggled to pull back slightly, refusing to be dragged like some criminal.
Gabriel Cross on the other hand stood besides them with his arms crossed and his expression unreadable.
He acted so cool like he was not watching someone's life being turned into chaos.
"What are you doing?" I finally gathered courage to ask. Stepping forward, my voice was shaky and my breathing was hitched but it did not matter to me.
Gabriel turned to face me, still looking as calm as ever. "Elara, I am going to need you to please stay out of this."
"No!" The words slipped o
