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...
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 : The New Name
6. Chapter 6 : The Bound Name
7. Chapter 7 : The Lesson of Obedience
8. Chapter 8 : The Rules of the Game
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
90. Chapter 90 : New Beginnings
91. Chapter 91 : Tests
92. Chapter 92 : Breakthrough
93. Chapter 93 : Pieces of the Past
94. Chapter 94 : Preparation
95. Chapter 95 : The Stand
96. Chapter 96 : Evidence
97. Chapter 97 : Turning Point
98. Chapter 98 : Home
99. Chapter 99 : Family Defined
100. Chapter 100 : Official
101. Chapter 101 : Shadows
102. Chapter 102 : Proposals
103. Chapter 103 : Planning Forever
104. Chapter 104 : I Do
105. Chapter 105 : Settled
106. Chapter 106 : Speaking Truth
107. Chapter 107 : Echoes and Choices
108. Chapter 108 : The Talk
109. Chapter 109 : Ghosts
110. Chapter 110 : Full Circle
111. Chapter 111 : Twenty Months
112. Chapter 112 : Beginnings
113. Chapter 113 : Growing
114. Chapter 114 : Waiting
115. Chapter 115 : Oliver
116. Chapter 116 : Adjustment
117. Chapter 117 : Rhythm
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