The Ultimatum

~Kaelen~

Detective Carver called my office at eight in the morning.

Not Raina's lawyers. Me. Which told me everything I needed to know about how this conversation was going to go before it started.

"Mr. Lancaster," Carver said. "I wanted to give you a courtesy heads-up. The DA's office has received a request to expedite Ms. Beaumont's indictment. Someone with significant political pull has been ap