Chapter 137
Third Person's POV
Humphrey stepped in with a perfectly timed explanation. "It was your cousin, Emlen, who pointed the finger at you. He told the cops that you instructed him to steal trade secrets from my phone and sell them to a competitor."
Trista froze. It felt like a bucket of ice water had been poured down her spine, chilling her to the bone.
Only one thing was clear: Cassian was officially pulling the trigger. He wasn't letting her go.
Humphrey, usually so careful with his words, couldn't help but add, "I called the police the second it happened, but there has to be a misunderstanding. Maybe you should just talk to Alpha Cassian and clear the air?"
"Talk to him?" Trista let out a low, humorless laugh.
She'd rather rot in a human holding cell than go back to that "
