Chapter 24 Chapter Twenty Four

• The police station is swarming with reporters when I arrive, their cameras and microphones creating a wall of chaos between me and the entrance. They smell blood in the water, and I'm either the shark or the prey—I haven't decided which yet.
• "Mr. Montgomery!" one shouts, shoving a microphone toward my face. "Do you feel responsible for what happened to your wife last night?"
• Another voice cuts through the noise: "Sources say you abandoned Mrs. Montgomery on your wedding night! How do you respond to accusations that your absence contributed to the assault?"