Chapter 161 —You don't want to know

Narrator:

Aylin watched him on the screen, her brow slightly furrowed. Roman's face was calm, even relaxed, but she knew him too well. That kind of calm wasn't real. It was the silence that preceded something dark.

“You're different,” she said, her voice low but firm. “Your face, your tone, the surroundings... everything. Something has changed.”

Roman held her gaze, and only after a second passed did he reply:

“I'm free, Aylin. I'm no longer in a cell, I'm now under house arrest, which means I'm at home, but with an electronic ankle bracelet.” He turned on the light, and Aylin immediately recognized the place. He lowered his cell phone to his ankle and showed it to her.

She blinked.

“How is that possible, with all the charges you had?”

“It turns out Miranda is dead.”

The impact was sudden. Aylin barely moved, but the expression in her eyes changed completely. She didn't ask how, or when. She just looked at him, straight on.

“Tell me if you had anyth