Serena's POVGasps. Actual gasps could be heard all through the courtroom following Myles's words, and believe me, I was even more shocked.Judge Poe pushed back from the bench with a small frown on his face.“I.. I’m sorry, Mr. Voss. You can’t just stroll in mid-trial and make declarations. This is highly improper...”“I’m aware of court protocol, Your Honor,” Myles cut in, already pulling out a folded document from the inside of his coat. He held it like a magician with the final card in his deck. “My Notice of Appearance was submitted this morning, timestamped by the clerk at 9:03 a.m. Section 115.20 of the New York State Criminal Procedure Law allows for a change in counsel at any point during the trial, provided the substitution does not cause undue delay. I intend to proceed immediately after recess. No delays and no obstruction.”He raised an eyebrow, almost daring the judge to push him.Judge Poe narrowed his eyes. “You’re invoking that clause mid-hearing?”“I am. And since my
Serena's POVIn the days that followed, a lot of ideas came to my head, a lot of possible outcomes for my life and different paths I could just decide to take, but each path didn't turn out well for me.I could run away, far away, but I knew that eventually the law would catch up to me, and it would even be worse. My mom was still at the hospital, but at this point, I figured I'd be doing her a favor if I ran off.The letter I received from my lawyer that morning was still clutched firmly in my grip, and my lawyer's words kept playing over and over again in my head.“I'm writing to let you know that I can no longer represent you in your case due to unpaid legal fees. I understand you're going through a difficult time, but as a private attorney, I can't continue without compensation.You have two options now: Request a court-appointed lawyer — the court will assign one to you if you can't afford private counsel. Or represent yourself in court.If you choose the first, make sure to info
Myles's POV“Geez.. sweet mother of God!”“What the hell?!”“What the fuck is that?!” The exclamations went up all over the room when I threw the briefcase open before the heads of the Hellfangs MC.“This, gentlemen, is what remains of Trevor,” I told them. They couldn't believe their ears. They couldn't believe that they'd heard the right thing, and I could tell by the surprised looks on their faces.“Jesus Christ!” Dean exclaimed. “It really is, Trevor! Look at that tattoo under his left eye!”“Has anyone been in contact with Trevor in the last 48 hours?” Bruno asked. “Why don't you ask the poor bastard?” Kennedy snapped. “He's right in front of you.”“What's left of him anyway?” Dean added.“Enough of that.” I snapped and shut down the briefcase. “We have a fallen comrade and we'll do all we can to give him a proper send off, but in the meantime, we've got an enemy to watch.”“Murphy..” Bruno growled.“Yes. The very one.” I nodded. “Seems we have a lot on our hands now, even mor
Serena's POVI hastily slipped out of the bathtub and wrapped a bathrobe around my body, and headed towards the door. I hastily picked up the note and opened the door, but there was no one in the hallway.“Umm.. Becca?” I called loudly but got no response. “Becca? Are you there?”I still have no reply.I wish I had a weapon now. I wish I had at least had something to defend myself, but there was nothing, so I slowly began to walk towards the living room carefully and quietly, too.Becca was in the house, but why was she not answering? Had something happened to her? God, I prayed and hoped that she was okay.I reached the living room, but there was still no one in sight. I was about to turn towards another passageway when someone suddenly stepped out from there, running into me.I screamed, she screamed, and we both screamed again.“Becca!” I exclaimed.“Serena!” Becca had her hand to her chest and was breathing really fast, trying to steady her breathing. “You scared me! What are you
Serena's POVIt was with a broken spirit that I left Myles's office that day. I was spent, tired, and totally drained of energy. I couldn't believe the things that had happened to me in the last forty-eight hours. I couldn't believe that these things had all happened because of Myles.I stumbled out of the office and could feel everyone's eyes on me as I made my way to the entrance/exit of the building. I couldn't look up, I didn't want to see their faces, so I kept my head down as I walked.I don't know what prompted me to do so, but I finally looked up abruptly, and there he was, standing several feet away with his eyes fixed keenly on me.Damian!My blood boiled with rage when our eyes met and my hands balled into tight fists. The brat! The fool! The coward!I noticed I had slowed down and was about to stop, but then I continued on my way and was soon at the door.The receptionist was talking, saying something, maybe telling me to have a great day or whatever, but I didn't really p
Myles’ POV“What? What is it?” Serena asked and strained to see the contents of the briefcase.I couldn't reply her. I was frozen momentarily in place, staring at the contents of the case and trying to figure out what type of human being could do this.The odor from the case wafted up to my nostrils, but I ignored it. I just stood there staring at what appeared to be bits and pieces of a human body, and most especially the face, except it wasn't a face but the peeled skin from a face, a face I recognized very well.TREVOR…I didn't know when Serena finally drew closer, but the next thing I heard was her piercing scream, and I suddenly snapped out of my daze and slammed the case shut.Serena's scream alerted my men from outside, and shortly afterwards, they came pounding at the door.“Boss! Boss! Is everything alright?” They called from outside the room.“Yeah,” I replied. I had to, if not, I knew they would tear down the door. “Everything is okay.”I heard them murmuring outside the d