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CHAPTER 12

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WESLEY'S POV

My head was chaotic.

I couldn't sit still as I moved around my office trying to think of a way out of the dilemma we have somehow found ourselves in.

A dilemma that Natalia had gotten herself into.

I knew for certain that she didn't do it. It couldn't have been her. She just came into the picture a couple of weeks ago…

How could she have approved something she wasn't even aware of?

Damn it.

Just thinking about the confusion and pain in her eyes as those officers took her away was tearing my soul. I wanted to help her so badly and the fact that I couldn't, made me restless!

I paced the entire length of my office thinking about a solution that seemed impossible, yet I knew there had to be a way— there was always a way.

Then it clicked. I suddenly stopped pacing and turned to Lila.

"What if we counter the charges with our findings?" I asked, my heart stirring with hope.

But her expression remained cold and distant.

I was going to overlook it but I realized that sh
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