Accepting the Deal (Honeyton Alexis) (Signed with a Kiss Series Book 1) by Jessica Sorensen

Author:Jessica Sorensen [Sorensen, Jessica]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Borrowed Hearts Publishing LLC
Published: 2019-11-21T00:00:00+00:00

8

Alexis

“I’m sorry about this, Alexis,” Milo says as he drives down the main road in town and toward the police station.

He had me sit in front and didn’t handcuff me. I think it’s because he believes he’s being nice. But wherever I sit doesn’t matter. I’m still being arrested whether I sit in the front or back. And while I pretend not to give a shit, I know this is going to cause drama with Loki. And I’ve had about enough drama for the day.

“Why are you sorry?” I glance at Milo with my brows raised. “This isn’t your fault.”

“I know, but …” He sighs, gripping the steering wheel. “It doesn’t feel right hauling you in. I mean, if Jessa knew …” He clears his throat, growing squirrely, probably at the mention of my oldest sister.

Milo and Jessa used to be best friends until Jessa took off to live in London. Now they don’t speak, always saying they lost touch, but I think there’s more to the story than that.

“But yeah, I don’t like that I have to do this,” Milo mutters under his breath.

“Why do you have to do it, though?” I ask.

While he insinuated earlier that he’s hauling me in because of the whole spray-painting incident, he never flat-out said it. So I’m not positive that’s the reason. And I want to be positive of what’s going on so I can figure out a way to lie my way out of this.

He glances at me. “Don’t you already know?”

I shake my head, playing dumb. “Nope. Don’t have a clue.”

“Alexis,” he says in a tolerant tone, “please don’t play dumb with me.”

I give him my best innocent look. “I’m not playing dumb. I legit don’t know.”

He searches my face then shakes his head and focuses back on the road. “Someone spotted you spray painting the side of a store today and reported it.”

“What?” I pretend to be shocked. “I haven’t spray-painted anything except for when I’m in art class.”

He flicks a pressing glance in my direction. “There’s paint on your shoes.”

“Yeah, so? I’m an artist. I always have paint all over everything.” I lift up my foot. “Some of these paint splatters are, like, from two years ago.” Back before my parents died. Back before everything went to shit. Back before I stopped caring whether things went to shit.

Back before …

Back before …

Back before …

Almost everything became broken.

A tightness pushes up through me, but I swallow hard, pressing down the urge to scream.

I need to get out of here.

Milo releases a quiet sigh as he turns into the police station. “There’s also a good chance you were caught on the store’s security cameras,” he warns as he parks in front of the building and turns off the engine.

I’m not one to get too panicky, but that remark does have me kind of concerned. Still, I play dumb.

“No it didn’t, because I didn’t do it.”

He lets out another sigh then pushes his door open and climbs out. Then he rounds the front of the car, opens the passenger door, and signals for me to get out.

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