Chapter 143 Chain of Evidence

***Hazel***

Preston steps fully inside and closes the distance between us. Fast. Controlled. Focused.

“What happened?” he asks.

I don’t answer right away.

Instead... I lift my phone slowly. Turn the screen toward him. And press stop.

The recording ends. The timer freezes.

His eyes drop to it. Then snap back to mine.

And for the first time since I’ve known him, Preston actually looks impressed.

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