Chapter 118

Chris's POV

I stare at my phone in disbelief, my eyes fixed on the news article about Megan's arrest. I feel like I have been punched in the neck, my breath knocked out of me.

"How could this have happened?" I wondered.

Megan is in jail. I can't wrap my head around it.

I think back to our last conversation, the way she looked at me with tears in her eyes. I was so blind and caught up in my own fears and doubts. I pushed her away, and now.

"What if Miles got her into this?" I thought.

I felt different waves of regret.

Maybe I should not have left her to herself.

I cannot just sit here, doing nothing. I have to act. I have to help her.

I jump up from my seat and start pacing around my room, my mind racing with thoughts of how I can make things right.

 I am not a lawyer or a detective, but I will find a way to help her. I will be there for her, finally.

 I started making calls, reaching out to