A door banged open, banging against the wall. I nearly jumped out of my skin. Silence overpowered the room as Sheriff Estep made himself a part of the scene. The officers with the Tasers didn’t flinch while Jacob and the woman faced the sheriff.
I watched from my spot, knowing the sheriff was about to explode. I’d witnessed it over the summer. Not a pretty sight.
“Get out,” Sheriff Estep shouted. His voice stopped whatever the woman was about to say. The intensity behind his bellow made her eyes widen. For a man with a baby face, he projected a nasty tone. “I have more important things to do than listen to y’all squabble over a piece of paper again.”
The woman with purple hair tightened her fists. “This is important to me. How dare you call my—”
“You have no proof or evidence supportin
