Grace:
“My partner, Officer Hayes, is going to bring Kingsley in now,” Officer Preston told me once she had returned to the interrogation room after leaving for a few minutes. “He’ll stay in here as well to make sure you feel safe. This isn’t exactly standard procedure, but my partner and I weren’t willing to let Kingsley corner you somewhere else in case it got ugly.”
“Is Hunter here yet?” I asked her, wanting to know if he could be in the room too. He was the only one I felt truly safe with.
“No, I checked with Daniel and he said Hunter is still on his way,” the female officer told me with a sad smile. “We can wait for him if you want?”
“No, that’s okay” I replied. “I just want to get this over with and leave.” Besides, I knew that the longer I made Kingsley wait, the angrier he w
