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“And?” he prompts
I take a deep breath “I put pressure on the wound and slapped Jacob to snap him out of his shock and told him to call 911” Furious over the whole situation, I may have punched Jacob a little harder than necessary But I’ll happily take the blae to press charges
“Who else was there?”
I closeto remember details lost in the chaos I’m pretty sure Vinnie and Garrett took off as soon as I arrived It’s not in h “I’ Andrew help and didn’t pay attention to as around us”
He rolls his eyes at what I’ state all this commotion?”
Unease prickles down ht into this “Asleep in our hotel room”
“Are you sure about that?”
“Yes”
He stands and knocks on the door “All right”
“Are you letting o?”
“I’ll attempt to verify your version of events” He jerks his chin up “Someone will come in and test your hands”
“Good”
Raised voices in the hallway, draw our attention to the door a few seconds before it’s flung open The detective barely has time to jump out of the way
“If you’re done violating hts, I’d like to have a ith him,” the intruder says
I drop irl would coh After her initial confusion, when I called to explain as happening, she bucked up and promised she’d track downme a lawyer the second he found out I was in jail
After the detective leaves, the man extends his hand to me “Sloan Paxton, your father hired me to represent you” He drops into the seat across froht up on your case Speak to the detectives See what I can find out The victim is in critical condition—”
“Andrew’s alive?”
He pins me with a stare “Yes”
“Thank God,” I breathe out
“These are still serious charges”
“I know that,” I spit out “I orried ”
“I’ to ask if you did it—”
“I didn’t”
He holds up one hand and shakes his head “Don’t” He glances down at the papers in his hands “Who’s Peter Carson?”
“The band’s tour er”
“Andrew’s band, or yours?”
My brows dran Why the fuck’s he so interested in Pete? “Mine Why?”
“He’s the one who told the cops you tried to shoot Andrew the night before”
“Are you shitting h my hair “Why the fuck would he do that?”
“You tell al pad covered in chicken scratch that irlfriend states Peter told her he had no idea where you were”
“That piece of shit”
“Easy Let’s get you out of this jaun?”
“Yes,” I answer carefully
A slight doard twitch at the corner of his mouth says that’s not the answer he hoped for “Where is it now?”
“Locked up on the tour bus”
I swear he breathes a sigh of relief “You never made it
back to the bus last night?”
“I see where you’re going with this No The cops arrested me at the hospital”
“Good Okay”
“Is Mallory okay? Have you talked to her?”
Paxton shifts and won’t meet my eyes for a second “She’s worried about you She came down here with me but they won’t let her see you yet”
“She’s here? Get her back to the hotel I need her to stay clear of this asshe’s so close kills me
“Is she involved?”
“No and I want to keep it that way She doesn’t need the bad press” When willMallory’s career in jeopardy?
“Let’s continue What is your relationship with Andrew Lane?”
“We’re friends We’ve collaborated on so That tour ht be blown if the whole world thinks I tried to kill the legendary Andrew Lane