Chapter 104: The Weight of Truth---The air outside the DA’s office was brisk, a rare chill settling over the city like the breath of a coming storm. Sophia pulled her coat tighter around her shoulders as she stepped out into the waning daylight. The indictment was filed. Marcus Henderson’s name wa
Chapter 103: Fractured AlliancesThe anonymous photo had upended everything.Sophia stared at the printout Elise had made, its glossy sheen unable to dull the horror it captured. Two men. Tactical gear. An injection. Her unconscious body slumped against the car door like a discarded doll.“There’s m
Chapter 102: Breaking PointSophia sat on the edge of her borrowed bed, staring at the message still glowing on her phone. We both know the truth. But only one of us can survive it.She forwarded it to Elise and then turned off the screen. Her heart didn’t race, not like it would have weeks ago. Fea
Chapter 101: Cracks in the CrownSophia couldn’t sleep. Even after Katherine’s soft breathing assured her of peace in the next room, and the lavender-scented sheets wrapped her in nostalgic comfort, her mind wouldn’t still. Timothy’s testimony and Rachel’s looming appearance in court had shifted som
Chapter 100: The WhistleblowerTimothy Chen stepped into the courtroom the next morning with the quiet composure of someone who had spent years watching from the shadows. His suit was modest, his glasses slightly askew, and yet there was an undeniable calm in the way he carried himself—as if he’d al
Chapter 99: The StandThe courtroom was colder than Sophia expected, all stone and steel and sharp edges. The gallery was already half-full when she arrived, Elise at her side, her heels clicking purposefully across the tile. Cameras weren’t allowed inside, but that didn’t stop reporters from shouti