Page 204 of Between Hate and Desire
“Weston started it,” Hunter says to Sophie, but I can tell he’s shaken up. “Things got heated, and Mason chased him outside so he’d get the hell out of here. Liam and I followed because we didn’t want a scene at my brother’s wedding. Then…” He shakes his head as if he’s struggling to continue.
“Shit hit the fucking fan,” Liam finishes, clamping his hands together behind his head. He stares out at Mason, whose eyes are glazed over, and I want to know what the hell is going on.
“Where’s Weston? Is he getting arrested too?” Sophie asks, glancing around the area in a panic. Squad cars surround the parking lot, and I notice two ambulances off to the side. One of the officers says something to Mason and roughly forces him into the back of a car, cuffed.
Sophie tries to look around the crowd of people. She turns and searches my face. “Do you see Weston?”
“Maybe they’re cleaning him up in one of the ambulances,” I suggest, trying to calm her.
“No,” Hunter and Liam say in unison, a tinge of sadness in their tone.
“Soph, he’s…” Hunter pauses to suck in a deep breath. “They tried to resuscitate him, but…”
“What?” Maddie and I gasp.
Sophie grabs my arm and holds on to me as if I’m her lifeline.
Before they can explain further, one of the officers approaches us, seething. “Better get your friend a good lawyer. We’re taking him in, and we’re going to need some witness statements from you two.”
“What’s he being charged for?” I ask.
I’m so confused. So much is happening at once that I can barely comprehend any of it.
The cop deadpans, “For murder.”
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