Mason was still roaring my name even as the officers slammed him face-down to the ground. "Olivia! You played me!"
Someone had eased my mother off to the side. A thin red line of blood ran across her neck.
I rushed over and pulled her into my arms, my hands shaking so badly I could barely hold on. "Mom, I'm so sorry."
She hugged me back, her voice trembling against my hair. "Oh sweetheart. None of this is on you."
The officers snapped a pair of handcuffs onto Mason's wrists.
He thrashed against their grip and forced his head up, his eyes burning with pure venom. "Olivia, you ruthless b***h. My mom's dead, and now you wanna ruin me too?"
I looked back at him and felt nothing but disbelief. "Mason, you actually still think I'm the one who ruined you?
"Your mother was trapped in that c
