Chapter 25

Jake paused thoughtfully for a moment whilst I sat there awkwardly whilst he decided my fate. He knew everything now. Every little secret I had in my life, some even my closest friends didn’t even know. He had my life in his hands, there was nothing I could do not a thing but whatever demands he would make I would have to agree. Perhaps I could have turned Carter down in that coffee shop, perhaps I could have never taken that witness statement, perhaps I should have never gone to meet with him.

None of that mattered now though. The difference between Jake and Carter was that Jake had caught me red handed. He knew I was guilty, had the evidence to prove it. He could squish me like a bug. I knew Carter was a dangerous man from the minute I laid eyes on him, her was shady as anything. Jake on the other hand was a shark. A ruthless cold killer in the courtroom. Was I about to be his next kill?

Despite this it was oddly freeing, the weight of everything removed from on my shoulders, having