Devin spent twenty minutes pleading with the desk sergeant to no avail.
Then the Ainsleys walked through the heavy glass doors, and the bullpen went dead silent. The officers didn't just look up; they stood straight at attention. The sergeant froze, quietly sliding his coffee behind a stack of folders. Alex Ainsley looked ready to tear the building down. His jaw was locked, his eyes fixed in a hard, venomous stare.
Beside him, Lauren looked hollow—her face bloodless, her eyes wide and unblinking.
Alex’s gaze fixed on Devin. The silence in the room stretched, heavy and suffocating. "You gave me your word you’d protect her. Look at you. Clueless."
Devin stepped back. Guilt exposed him to everyone in the room. Anna noticed he's breaking, so she sat beside Devin, offering him comfort.
The
