Page 138 of Forbidden Forget-Me-Not

“Does it make you nervous?”

Kaylani laughed, and I knew the answer.

“Not a chance. Bring it on. Then it will be on to Worlds and then the Olympics. I want this so bad I can taste it.”

Our happy moment was cut short when a streak of red and blue caught my eye. Three cruisers drove up the lane used for the water truck and tractor. They stopped as close as possible, lights flashing.

Fuck.

“Goran? Do you know what’s going on?”

I didn’t answer as uniforms spilled from the vehicles.

“Don’t fight them, Lani.”

She turned to me.

“Fight them? Why? Are they here for me?”

Realization changed her features. She went from confused to furious in a blink.

“My father! He called the cops on me?”

I stayed quiet, watching her piece it together.

“And you knew?” Her glare cut through me. “You knew!”

There was no fear in her eyes of what was coming. The only thing I saw was betrayal. And she wasn’t wrong.

I had known this was coming and had chosen to let her have this one moment of peace before the fallout.

But I hadn’t warned her.

That hit harder than any punch I was about to take.

“Yes.”

Her fury melted into something far worse…terror.

“How could you?”

Her quiet agony tore through me, and I wished that she had yelled.

“Kaylani Mikhailov?”

She stilled beside me.

“Yes?”

“You’re under arrest for grand theft.”

The words were passive, but their hands were not. They grabbed Lani’s arms like she was resisting and forced her to her knees.

“You have the right to remain silent.”

“Ow! You’re hurting me.”

I tried to stay still and not make it worse.