Chapter 58 - Chapter 57

# Chapter 57
VUSI

The night of the arrest

They haul me to my feet and drag me away, tearing me from her broken gaze with one final jerk on my arm.

Reluctantly, I let them, even as every bone in my body urges me to fight and break free. To end this fucking nightmare once and for all.

Ayanda betrayed me and gave me up to the cops. I'm not upset about it. I always knew she would. Always knew she was too good for someone as broken as me. I don't deserve her, nor do I deserve something as good and pure as the love I see reflected in her tear-filled eyes—a look I would kill for.

Snow shifts underfoot as we walk silently towards the police cars strategically parked out of sight. They hold my arms in their firm grips, and my breath puffs out in front of me as the cold seeps through my damp clothing.

I try to look behind me one last time, but the officer to my left jerks my arm and huffs, "Eyes forward."

We turn the corner, and the cars come into view.

"We'll take it from here," comes a voice behind us.

A smile creeps on my lips before I quickly rearrange my face to resemble a blank mask.

"You sure, Captain?"

"Get out of here," Captain Cupido orders as he comes to stand in front of me, watching me warily. A tired look crosses his face, and then he tips his chin to his colleagues before grabbing my arm and steering me to the car.

Warrant Officer Bester takes up the rear.

I feel his eyes heat my neck when Cupido opens the door to the backseat with a steady grip on my arm.