Forbidden Love

Prologue

My heart pounded hard against my rib cage as I tore at a hangnail until I drew blood. My bouncing knee hitting the table in a rhythmic beat-matching the pitter-patter of the rain against the window.

"Levi Jones," I turned at the sudden sound of my name. The door shutting making my body tense as the man made his way towards the seat across me. "Let's just cut to the chase. Why'd you kill her?" My face went cold at the unexpected question. I knew there was only one way to get out of this. I relaxed in my seat, a grin spreading across my face. "What makes you think I did it?" I knew I had to play it cool as if I'd never done it, but all I could see were his cold raven like eyes searching for even a pinch of guilt. "Why else would you have her meet you that late at night? Alone, in an alley." He folded his arms across his chest knowing this question would win me over. My eyes darted toward his badge which sat firmly around his neck. I let out a deep breath, "First off, Kathy invited me to the alley I even have messages to prove it. I wanted to break things off I had to get it off my mind, I couldn't bear holding it in any longer. So, I did it that night." I hung my head low hiding my face from his judgmental eyes.

He sat up, "So you shot her?"

My head lifted in shock, "I would never! Kathy meant a lot to me, I- I-."

"You what? Shot her because she couldn't accept the fact that you moved on? You knew you couldn't escape from her, being that she was pregnant with your baby and all, so you followed the only path you could. Murder." The officer interrupted confidently.

My face scrunched in confusion, "pregnant? Kathy wasn't pregnant, she wouldn't keep something like that from me." Unless it was the reason, she'd wanted to meet me that night. Meaning I'd not only murdered the woman I loved but my child too, I shook my head at the thought. If he was telling the truth there was no way I could live with myself knowing what I'd done, I mean I can barely keep myself together knowing that Kathy was gone and it was all my fault. Tears began to drip from my eyes, the salty taste spreading across my mouth. I smeared the tears with the edge of my sleeve turning my head the other way to prevent showing my weakness. No one had ever been able to show this side of me, he had overpowered me and shown what was underneath that tough layer of skin.

"Well, these autopsy reports tell a different story. Says here she was around 3 months pregnant. This is not looking too good for you Levi," the officer stated closing the files he was searching through. I continued wiping excess tears unsure of what to respond, it was far too late to continue pleading my innocence when it was very evident that it was all a lie. But I just couldn't give in yet. "You're wrong, " I sniffed, "I didn't shoot Kathy. You're here questioning me while the real asshole who killed her is getting away scot free."

He adjusted in his seat sighing before saying, "I know you're guilty Levi. I can see it in your eyes when you mention her name. The guilt, the hurt, the sadness," he finished. Crossing his arms once more, "What was once speaking is now quiet. But don't worry, this will make you talk." He threw a Ziploc bag on the table, the word 'EVIDENCE' splattered across the cover. The gun. "Once we check this for fingerprints your life is pretty much over." He smirked leaning back in his chair knowing this would be the end of my freedom. He had won, and I had lost.

The tears were now endless. I had lost my freedom over a stupid choice I decided to make. It was no ones fault but mine. There was no way to fix what I had done. If I were given the chance I'd go back and stop all of this, but I guess it's too late to say what I would've done when the worst has already happened.

I covered my face with my hand letting the tears stream. By now he knew I was guilty, as if he hadn't already known. "Levi, don't say another word. You're coming with me." I turned to see my father's face, which was full of anger. I stood from my chair wiping away the remaining tears. I could feel him burning holes into my back as we walked to the car. My only thoughts were what he was going to do once we were out of sight.

A/N: Hey, I would like to say thank you to all of you for giving my book a chance. Also this is unedited so feel free to correct me at any point throughout the book. This is probably the first story that I've actually taken serious so I really hope you enjoy it. What you just read is only the prologue and there is so much more to come later on in the story. Chapter 1 coming soon..