I twirl myself once more, watching the office furniture bleed one into another as my breakfast tries yet again to make a surprise appearance.

This has been my cycle for the past half hour because frankly speaking, I cannot think of anything else better to do with my time right now.

I'm in Edward's office and he went out alone to have lunch after I declined. However, the boredom got to me after a while and I began to regret my decision.

It's been a rough couple of days but on the bright side, Brittany's dad has been released. She apparently paid a hefty sum but we're all glad he's back safe and sound. We still haven't gotten any leads on Travis's case but for now I'm trying to focus on the positives.

"Emma." Edward speaks impatiently, bursting into the office. "We have to get to the police station now."

I stop mid-twirl to look at him. His jaw is tense and his pupils are dilated. This cannot be good.

"What's happened?" I ask cautiously.

"It's Piper." He says voice calm as ever. "She's been arrested."

"What?" I shriek, bounding off the black ergonomic office chair. "When? Why?"

"Calm down." His tone is patronising. "It's about your friend Travis."

"Do they think she killed him?" I'm frantically pacing the room now.

Edward swallows. I watch as his Adam's apple bobs up and down, and then he nods once.

"You've got to be kidding me!"

"I do not kid Emma," he stares me down.

"Yeah. I know." I spit bitterly.

"Then move." he commands and I set into action, grabbing my purse which has my cell phone in it and rushing down the hall.

"Why wasn't I called?" I ask on the way down.

"I told them not to." He replies. "Jerome and I didn't want you handling any stressful situation on your own."

"How thoughtful." I roll my eyes, bounding off the lift and dashing outside.

Edward unlocks his car and we set off.

"Tell Jerome to meet us here." He instructs a few minutes later as pulls the car into the station parking lot and I do as I'm told.

No sooner has he parked the car than I jump out, rushing full throttle into the station.

"Where's my friend?" I yell. "Piper? I hope you don't have her locked up!"

"Emma." Edward barks. "Calm down."

He places his hand on my shoulder and I struggle to take deep calming breaths. I nod my head, letting him know that it's okay to let me go. Edward eyes me sceptically, before loosening his grip on me, no doubt uncertain about his decision.

He walks up to the lady at the counter.

"Are you a lawyer or on your own?" she asks.

"Lawyer." He says coolly.

"ID please."

Swiftly, Edward pulls out his ID along with his complementary card which bears the logos of both his law firm and my company.

This seems to have quite the desired effect on the lady as she quickly gushes and ushers us inside.

"Seems like a motive to me" a cop is saying when we walk into the room.

"I didn't kill him!" Piper yells, pounding her fist on the table.

"Our evidence proves otherwise." The same cop replies and Piper's demeanour softens.

"I wouldn't kill anyone." She says weakly. "Please just let me go."

"Piper." I call softly as Edward goes to speak with the officer.

"Emma?' she asks and I shake my head since she's looking right at me. "Emma!" she squeals rushing forward.

I hug her for a bit and when I pull away, there are tears in her eyes.

"I would never hurt him Em."

"I know" I nod, smiling sadly. "What happened?"

"I had just gotten back from class today." She starts. "Sam wasn't back yet so I was alone when these police men show up with a warrant for my arrest. They say they found a dagger with my prints and Travis's blood on it."

"Did they say how did they found it?"

"Apparently when one of the officers got to work this morning, there was an envelope sitting just outside the door with the words 'Prescott Case' printed boldly on it. They found the dagger inside." She starts sobbing softly. "This is a pathetic setup"

"Piper." I hug her close to me. "We'll get you out I promise."

"Do you think that guy has something to do with this?" she looks apprehensive. "The one who gave me the letter earlier."

"It might be him." I reply, lowering my voice. "What have you said to the police so far?"

"Nothing much." She shrugs. "Just that I didn't do it."

"Good." I nod. "Just keep it that way. Edward will work it all out. Besides, they have no proof that the weapon found is the murder weapon."

"Are you sure?" she asks, panic leaking into her voice.

"Positive." I reply, holding her close once more.

We sit for a few more minutes awaiting Edward's arrival. When he finally makes his way towards us, he looks pissed as hell.

"Your bail hearing is tomorrow." He grits his teeth. "You'll have to stay here for the night Piper. Tomorrow, we'll meet to discuss all of this and get you out of here."