She did not pull away.
She did not shout.
Yet one officer twisted her wrist behind her back.
“I said stop resisting.”
“I am standing completely still.”
The first handcuff closed around her wrist.
Then the second.
Click.
Victoria slowly exhaled.
The officers seemed more relaxed now.
They believed they had regained control.
One of them stepped back and smirked.
“See? This could have been much easier if you’d just cooperated.”
Victoria turned her head slightly.
“I did cooperate.”
“You kept arguing.”
“I asked questions.”
The second officer laughed.
“Same difference.”
For the first time, Victoria’s expression changed.
Not fear.
Not anger.
Almost disbelief.
She looked directly at the officer beside her.
“Are you absolutely sure you want to continue this?”
