Chapter 42

The sentencing the next morning took place at 10am, it gave me enough time to nip into work. I thanked everyone for everything and left without notice. They were sad to see me go but I knew I had to move on. After my goodbyes, I walked into the courtroom. I sat there as the judge took the stand. I saw Evelyn and Jack at the back of the room. I smiled softly over my shoulder at them.

“This case has shown how badly that a mistaken identity can be but when you add in the criminal element it is life and death. The fact that you both tried to play this off as something that it was not, is totally despicable. In this case I feel that a maximum sentence is only fit. I sentence both defendants to the maximum of 50 years in prison, each, without the possibility of parole.”

I cried a sigh of relief and watched as they were taken away. The nightmare was truly over. I stood shakily and headed over to thank Evelyn and Jack before leaving the courthouse. I hovered outside looking back at the building I had spent my days in for the last few weeks. It was finally over and I had made my decision on what to do next.

I headed back to the apartment and gathered my bags. I rummaged around and found a pen and some paper. I couldn’t leave without writing my feelings down.

Logan,

You said after our kiss you were not going anywhere.

You said ‘we’ve got this’ and we would be alright.

I believed you every step of the way until the moment that I didn’t.

You have no right asking me to wait for you after running away the way you did.

You took to the stand, confessed to the world your feelings for me and then disappeared with nothing more than a note saying it was not because of me.

I finished my course and I came back to your apartment looking for you.

I passed my course and the only person I looked for was you.

The guilty verdict came and again the only person I wanted was you.

You knew how I felt and yet you still left.

I wish you every happiness in life but I cannot wait forever for something that you so easily damaged and then walked away from.

I won’t say I hate you for what you did but I will say I hated your actions and the way you went about it.

I truly thought that even under extraordinary circumstances, that you could have been my one true love.

I guess I was wrong.

Leah

It felt good writing down everything but I knew Logan needed this letter. I booked a cab to take me to Carter and Sons. I paid the cab to keep running while I headed inside. I asked to speak to Jack urgently. He arrived within minutes of the receptionist calling him.

“Leah, what can I do for you?”

“I would like you to give Logan his keys back and thank him for his hospitality. Can you also give him this letter when he returns, please?”

He looked confused for a moment. “Are you leaving?”

“I need to move on and without Logan being here, I don’t feel I can do that.”

“Logan is coming back. He just needed time to clear his head.”

“I know, but I was not enough to make him stay and that tells me everything I need to know. Thank you for everything, honestly, I will never forget what you have done for me.”

I handed him the keys and letter I wrote for Logan. I turned and headed for the door. I heard him on the phone to Logan begging him to come home and as much as I wanted to know the answer, I had to make the decision that was best for me. I got back into the cab, and it took me to the train station. I boarded the train with my bags and made my way home.