LAUREN'S POV

“Back up has arrived, Ethan. Your wife Sophia has been arrested as we speak, so have all your men. There’s nowhere for you to go, just let her go, man.” The inspector’s voice cut through the backyard like an order. More uniformed officers poured into the yard now, rifles slung, boots thudding against the patio. Heads bent over radios, commands barked and acknowledgments returned. For a breath the scene looked like something from a film precision, authority only it wasn’t ...