Chapter 9 - The Arrests
"Preston Vance, Darlene Vance," the deputy announced, pulling a pair of heavy steel handcuffs from his belt. "You are both under arrest for conspiracy to commit real estate fraud, forgery of a legal document, and attempted burglary."
Darlene began to sob hysterically, dropping the clipboard as the second deputy aggressively spun her around and cuffed her hands behind her back.
Preston tried to run. He pushed off the railing and bolted toward the moving truck, his expensive white suit flapping in the wind. But he didn't make it five steps. The lead deputy tackled him hard onto the manicured front lawn, burying the golden child face-first into the dirt.
"Dad! Help me!" Preston screamed, dirt covering his face, his television career completely and permanently destroyed.
The father stood frozen on the porch, trembling in sheer terror. "Officer, please! He’s a good boy! He just needed the house for a show!"
"Step off the property, sir," the deputy warned, hauling a weeping Preston up from the dirt. "Before I arrest you for trespassing."
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The father didn't argue. Stripped of his arrogance and his golden child, he practically ran down the driveway, abandoning his son and his sister to save his own skin.
👉 How will Silus react when he finally returns to his perfectly safe, untouched home?
