Ana
She sank down out in the snow unaffected, by the cold-filled night, later that night, China had just raced her off away from Pierce’s house, in case she did more damage to him. It was likely she had injured him, and he could well press charges against her.
Though if he did that, she would have to give her statement as to why, to whichever one of his officers came to arrest her. She would be telling the truth, that he was cheating on her with his ex-wife and that, yes, she had struck him, just once, when she’d found out he’d betrayed her.
She wasn’t going to have her reputation marred by him, and he go unscathed, though if he thought it wasn’t going to get out, in a town this size. He was a fool. The moment he started walking about with that woman, everyone would know what he’d done.
