CHAPTER 388: THE SURPRISED ARREST

A jolt ripped Maddy from sleep. Harsh voices, clipped and official, sliced through the morning fog in her head. "Freeze! Hands where we can see them! Anything you do or say can and will be used against you!" Bleary-eyed, she tried to blink the world into focus. Dark circles hung under her eyes, proof of the sleepless night worrying about George's strange behavior. Now, his actions felt like a physical blow. She was in his room, not woken by an alarm but by the cold sound of police sirens and the sight of pointed guns. Disbelief gnawed at her. What had she gotten herself into? Why would George call the cops after shed insisted she was innocent? Still,, in her pajamas, Maddy got up from the bed, a choked sob escaping her throat. Her shaking hands obeyed the command to raise them above her head. Her mind was a mess, but she had one small wish: to change out of her flimsy pajamas before they took her away. As she stepped into the living room, her vision cleared enough to see George. A