(Alex’s POV)
"Turn it off," Vivienne pleads from the couch. She's curled into a ball, still wearing the clothes she was arrested in. "Please, Alex. I can't watch it again."
I close the laptop. But it doesn't matter.
Because the damage is done.
In five days, my family's reputation—built over three generations—has been destroyed.
Every reputable household in Avalon knows Fiona Stanley and Vivienne Hartwell have been in jail for five days for intentional assault.
I can’t say I’m pissed. Because ‘pissed’ doesn’t even come close to what I’m feeling right now. Who the hell tipped off the reporters? Alright, that’s a stupid question. Who else could it be but the same person who filed the police report?
I know now that things aren’t as simple as they seem. Someone is out to get us. I've bee
