While I Served Her Time, He Married My Best Friend

My best friend's illegal pit bull went wild and brutally mauled a passerby. The police officer told us the owner was looking at three years in prison.

Seeing Serena about to be handcuffed and taken away, my boyfriend suddenly pushed me forward. "The dog belongs to my girlfriend, Chloe. If you're going to arrest anyone, arrest her."

I froze, staring at Derek in utter disbelief.

He gripped my hand tightly, not even having the courage to look me in the eye.

"Serena has a congenital heart condition, Chloe. If she goes to prison for three years, she won't survive. But you're different.