MasukNathaniel's Pov
The courtroom was smaller than I expected and the gallery was full which told me the press had been following the hearing schedule closely and I sat behind the defense table next to my lawyer and watched Evangeline walk in wearing a gray blazer over her prison clothes because her lawyer had arranged for her to change before the hearing. She sat down at the defense table and did not look at me right away and when she finally did she held my gazEvangeline's PovThey came for me at four in the morning, which was the first sign that something was wrong because transfers did not happen at four in the morning unless someone wanted them to happen quietly.A guard I did not recognize opened my cell and said, "Pack your things," and I sat up and looked at Sandra, who was already awake and watching."Where am I going?" I asked."You will find out when you get there," the guard said."I need to know where I am bein
Nathaniel's PovThe courtroom was smaller than I expected and the gallery was full which told me the press had been following the hearing schedule closely and I sat behind the defense table next to my lawyer and watched Evangeline walk in wearing a gray blazer over her prison clothes because her lawyer had arranged for her to change before the hearing.She sat down at the defense table and did not look at me right away and when she finally did she held my gaze for a second and then turned to face the front of the room.She looked tired but composed and that was the right way to look.The judge came in and everyone stood and then sat again and the prosecutor stood up and started.His name was Aldridge and he was in his forties and he spoke the way people speak when they have done this a hundred times and are not nervous about any of it."Your Honor we are asking that bail remain deni
Evangeline's PovOwen came back on a Friday and I almost told the guard to say I was not available but then I thought about what I needed from him and decided I was available after all.He was sitting at the table in the visiting room when I walked in and he looked worse than the last time and his face had that tight look people get when they are carrying something they cannot put down.I picked up the phone and he picked up his."I did not think you would come out," he said.
Nathaniel’s PovIt took Marcus four days to trace the leak and when he came to my office to tell me what he found he closed the door first and sat down across from my desk and put a single printed page in front of me."His name is Gerald Finch," Marcus said. "He is on the board of Mercer Hill Private Hospital which is the hospital where Evangeline had her prenatal appointments before her arrest."I looked at the page."He is also on the board of two companies that have contracts with Harrow Industries," Marcus continued. "He has known Victor for at least fi
Evangeline's PovIt started over food which was how most things started in the cafeteria and by the time I understood what was happening it had already gone from a shoving match to something bigger.I was sitting at my usual table with my tray when a woman two tables over threw her food at another woman, and that other woman threw it back, and then someone else got up and then someone else, and within about forty seconds it was not two people anymore.I pushed back from my table and stayed in my seat because the first rule of a fight you are not part of is to not become part of it.
Nathaniel's PovMarcus called me at six in the morning and the first thing he said was turn on the news and I picked up the remote and turned on the television and watched for about thirty seconds before I understood what I was looking at.The headline across the bottom of the screen said HARROW SCANDAL: WAS VICTIM CARRYING DEAD MAN'S CHILD?I sat down on the edge of the bed.The anchor was talking and the words came out in a steady stream and I caught most of them even though part of my brain had gone very still.Sources close to the investigation are claiming that Evangeline Harrow suffered a pregnancy loss during her time in detention and that the child may have belonged to Daniel Osei with whom she allegedly had a months long relationship that her husband Nathaniel Harrow was unaware of."How did they get this?" I said into the phone."I do not know yet," Marcus said."The medical records were sealed. The judge ordered them sealed after my lawyer filed the motion.""I know.""So w







