Chapter 31: Cops and…
Charles sat on the wooden bench, his body still trembling from exhaustion, but if there was one thing starting to gnaw at him now, it was...
'Why's Kaira being so nice?' he thought, narrowing his eyes. 'That's too... convenient.'
What if this was all a setup?
The idea sank in like a thorn.
Lira and Kaira working together.
Lira as the bad cop, Kaira as the good cop.
Charles flashed back to all those cop shows he'd watched in his world, where there was always a mean cop and a kind one.
The mean one yelled, intimidated, made you feel trapped.
The nice one offered coffee, spoke softly, made you think you could trust them.
'These bastards are doing exactly that!' he thought, glancing at Kaira, who flashed him a smile.
'How can a girl this pretty be so bad?'