The worst part of this wasn't that he hadn't done anything they were accusing him of, or even that he had no funds for bail so he'd be here until the trial was over. It wasn't that he was going to be represented by legal aid, and had a very real chance regardless of the fact that he was innocent.
It was that, right now, Sasha was out with him.
She'd been kissing Gino when he'd been dragged out of the mansion –completely ignoring what Ian had gone through to get to her seconds before.
Who knew what was going on right now…
No.. No, Sasha was better than that. She had morals and standards.
Nothing would happen.
And, at some point, everyone would figure out that something had happened to him. Everyone would realize what sort of injustice had happened, and rally to his aid.
Who the hell did Gino have?
He just had money. And, while that could get a good lawyer, it couldn't beat having the public on his side. The jury pool knew Ian, and they would believe that he was innocent.
He wouldn't go to prison for the rest of his life, he wouldn't at all.
But what if this ruined his reputation. What if he was pegged as an arsonist, and an attempted murderer, and Sasha actually bought into it. She'd never trust him again… she'd hate him.
He just couldn't have that happen.