I never got my answer. Why? Because the police decided to haul me off.

Yep, you heard that right—I got detained.

Now, I’m no legal expert, but I’m pretty sure suspects aren’t supposed to end up locked in a cell. Which meant one thing: this was all Ashton.

He’d warned me it might happen, so I wasn’t freaking out. If anything, I stayed calm, knowing this was probably his version of "keeping me safe."

First visitor? My boss, ...