"I died once. I won't die twice."

Emily Carter has been murdered by her police officer husband—and somehow lived to tell about it.

This time, she knows exactly how the story ends.

This time, she's writing it.

When the system protects predators and silences victims, sometimes the only justice is the kind you take with your own hands.

Some women accept their fate. Others rewrite it.

Caged Bird's Revenge

Judge Roberts slowly lifted his head, his solemn voice echoing through the chamber: "After three days of testimony, the jury unanimously finds—Emily Carter acted in justifiable self-defense."

The gallery erupted in thunderous applause. Reporters frantically clicked cameras, flashbulbs strobing lik...

Chapter 8