Chapter 23 : The Courtroom
The courtroom was colder than the street.
The double oak doors closed behind us with a thump, silencing cameras, and for a second, I only heard the echo of our footsteps. Reporters muttered at the back of the room, pens scratching like swarms of ants. Every head turned in my direction—her, the mist...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1 : The Girl in Yellow
2. Chapter 2 : Into the Lion's Den
3. Chapter 3 : The Price of Saving a Vance
4. Chapter 4 : The Rules of the Cage
5. Chapter 5 : Nightmares and Revelations
6. Chapter 6 : The Gilded Cage
7. Chapter 7 : The First Strike
8. Chapter 8 : Exposure
9. Chapter 9 : The Siege Begins
10. Chapter 10 : Resurrection and Reckoning
11. Chapter 11 : Broken Trust
12. Chapter 12 : Safe Harbor
13. Chapter 13 : Morning Light
14. Chapter 14 : Playing House
15. Chapter 15 : Battle Lines
16. Chapter 16 : Armor and Vulnerability
17. Chapter 17 : The Predator's Game
18. Chapter 18 : The Long Night
19. Chapter 19 : Confessions in the Dark
20. Chapter 20 : Whispered Wants
21. Chapter 21 : Dawn and Judgment
22. Chapter 22 : The Courthouse Steps
23. Chapter 23 : The Courtroom
24. Chapter 24 : The Aftermath
25. Chapter 25 : The Argument
26. Chapter 26 : The Break-In
27. Chapter 27 : The Distance
28. Chapter 28 : The Offer
29. Chapter 29 : The Reckoning Begins
30. Chapter 30 : The Fire Beneath the Glass
31. Chapter 31 : The Breaking Point
32. Chapter 32 : The Fall
33. Chapter 33 : The Boardroom
34. Chapter 34 : War in the Boardroom
35. Chapter 35 : The Breaking Point
36. Chapter 36 : Physical Evidence
37. Chapter 37 : Staying Put
38. Chapter 38 : Legal Progress
39. Chapter 39 : Normal Day
40. Chapter 40 : Rooftop Under Stars
41. Chapter 41 : No Going Back
42. Chapter 42 : Claimed in Fire
43. Chapter 43 : Morning Worship
44. Chapter 44 : Our Family Now
45. Chapter 45 : Possession and Praise
46. Chapter 46 : Lines Crossed
47. Chapter 47 : Protective Fury
48. Chapter 48 : Undercurrents
49. Chapter 49 : The Revelation
50. Chapter 50 : Shattered Foundations
51. Chapter 51 : Dangerous Confessions
52. Chapter 52 : The Trap Springs
53. Chapter 53 : Morning of Reckoning
54. Chapter 54 : The Defense Strikes Back
55. Chapter 55 : Bitter Victory
56. Chapter 56 : Loss of Control
57. Chapter 57 : Surrender
58. Chapter 58 : Deeper
59. Chapter 59 : The Leak
60. Chapter 60 : The Test
61. Chapter 61 : Control in the Dark
62. Chapter 62 : The Breaking Point
63. Chapter 63 : The Waiting Game
64. Chapter 64 : The Summons
65. Chapter 65 : Unraveling Lies
66. Chapter 66 : Aftermath
67. Chapter 67 : Healing
68. Chapter 68 : Tenderness
69. Chapter 69 : Negotiations
70. Chapter 70 : The Signing
71. Chapter 71 : Forever
72. Chapter 72 : Morning Declarations
73. Chapter 73 : Shopping and Promises
74. Chapter 74 : Unexpected Visitor
75. Chapter 75 : Undercurrents
76. Chapter 76 : Before the Fall
77. Chapter 77 : Critical
78. Chapter 78 : Vigil
79. Chapter 79 : Waiting
80. Chapter 80 : The Stranger
81. Chapter 81 : Truth and Consequences
82. Chapter 82 : Fragments
83. Chapter 83 : Breaking Points
84. Chapter 84 : Crossroads
85. Chapter 85 : Recovery Protocol
86. Chapter 86 : Fractures
87. Chapter 87 : Exposure
88. Chapter 88 : Echoes
89. Chapter 89 : Acceptance
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