Chapter 320
It was four in the morning.
After finishing the paperwork, Sienna Sloan and Thea Stanton walked out of the interrogation room side by side.
A dull gray crept along the horizon as the night stubbornly clung to the sky.
Thea glanced at the woman beside her, a flash of undeniable shock crossing her features.
The Sienna she knew had always been decisive and relentlessly energetic.
No matter what obstacles she faced, she was usually like a drawn blade—sharp, focused, and completely unstoppable.
But right now, stripped of her guarded facade, exhaustion weighed heavily on her face.
Faint shadows lingered beneath her normally bright eyes, which were now clouded with a thick haze of fatigue.
Even the tension in her jaw betrayed her deep weariness.
Thea’s heart sank slightly. She slowed her pace, offering a gentle word of comfort.
“You handled yourself perfectly in there without a single misstep. I carefully reviewed all the evidence the police have on file.
It’s just a few candid photos of you and Luna Lennox meeting privately, and nothing more p>
Sienna said nothing. Her gaze landed on the tightly shut iron door at the end of the corridor, lost in thought.
Thea paused before adding, “I doubt they have any concrete proof.
It just comes down to the fact that Luna was away from her desk when she was on the phone with you.
As long as you stick to your story that nothing sensitive was discussed, they can’t touch you.
There are no recordings anyway. If they had audio, they would have played it already p>
Sienna’s hand twitched at her side. When she spoke, her voice was raspy from the sleepless night.
“What about Luna? How is she holding up p>
Thea let out a soft sigh, her tone tinged with helplessness. “Her situation is much trickier than yours.
She did leave her post without authorization during working hours and used arunassigned departmental computer That constitutes an internal disciplinary violation.
It could be a slap on the wrist or something much worse, depending on how they choose to handle it internally, It’s hard for anyone outside to intervene
On the surface, Sienna looked incredibly calm, her expression utterly unreadable.
But her fingers had already curled into a tight grip on the edge of her jacket.
Luna was only in this mess because of her. She absolutely could not let anything happen to her best friend.
Sienna looked up, her gaze suddenly razor-sharp. “Can you find out where she’s being held and how she’s doing p>
“Not at the moment,” Thea replied, shaking her head with a frown.
“She’s being held in solitary confinement. They’ve locked down all internal information, which means no visitors and no communication whatsoever.
But try not to panic. Knowing Luna, she’s tough, level-headed, and a veteran officer who knows the interrogation rulebook inside out.
I’m guessing you two are on the exact same wavelength. They definitely haven’t gotten anything out of her either.
Otherwise, they wouldn’t have let you walk out of here so easily p>
Thea gave her a reassuring look and gently patted her shoulder.
“Trust the process. Everything here relies on evidence. Without a smoking gun, they can’t just convict her on a whim. She’s safe for now p>
But the comforting words did little to soothe the burning anxiety in Sienna’s chest.
She glanced around the empty corridor, noting the blind spot that shielded them from the security cameras.
Pushing down every ounce of vulnerability, Sienna met Thea’s eyes and lowered her voice to a whisper.
“The scenes and interactions in those photos are real. Whoever tipped them off knew exactly what details to exploit.
If they keep digging, they’ll inevitably find a weakness. I can’t gamble with this, and I absolutely refuse to let Luna take the fall for me p>
Thea’s eyes sharpened as she instantly grasped the underlying meaning.
After a long moment, she spoke slowly. “The only way out is to invalidate the anonymous tip.
If we can prove the initial report was a malicious, calculated frame-job, the entire investigation into Luna will collapse. That’s how we clear her fr.. name.