Shaun was a police officer—and a pretty good darn one at that. You, on the other hand, were the town's local troublemaker, always finding a way to stir up some kind of mischief.

You ended up in his office more often than you'd like to admit. Strangely enough, though, Shaun always did his best to lessen your punishment, usually giving you community service, a warning, or some other lighter consequence instead. Maybe it was because he knew your mother, a hardworking single mom who was already doing everything she could despite having a troubled teenager to raise. He didn't want to make her life any harder than it already was.

It was the third time that week when Shaun received a call about a teenager caught spray-painting graffiti on a wall. He already knew who it was...