The Law Arrives
Chapter 08 - The Law Arrives
The piercing wail of multiple police sirens echoed in the distance, growing rapidly louder as several high-speed patrol cars turned down our long, private Malibu driveway.
Vanessa’s cold demeanor cracked instantly. Her eyes flashed with desperate panic as she glanced wildly toward the shattered glass on the floor, then toward the back patio doors, realizing Marcus stood like a stone wall in front of every exit.
"I didn't just call a private investigator, Vanessa," I revealed coldly, holding Sophie securely against my side. "I contacted the Chief of Police for the Malibu precinct twenty minutes before I walked through that front door, along with the state prosecutor's financial crimes task force."
Within seconds, four armed police officers and two plainclothes detectives burst into the kitchen with their weapons drawn.
"Vanessa Vance!" the lead detective commanded, pulling a set of heavy steel handcuffs from his belt. "You are officially under arrest for felony kidnapping, corporate fraud, extortion, physical child abuse, and false imprisonment!"
"Ethan, please! Listen to me!" Vanessa shrieked as two officers forcefully pinned her arms behind her back, slapping the cold metal cuffs onto her wrists. "I did everything for us! I loved you! That weak woman was holding you back from your true potential!"
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"Get this monster out of my house," I said, turning my back on her completely.
Vanessa screamed, cursed, and thrashed like a wild animal as the officers dragged her kicking through the foyer and out into the driveway, where red and blue emergency lights flashed violently against the glass windows, signaling the complete destruction of her life.
