Zella "Testify against Isaiah in court," Aunt Delilah said. "Tell the jury he's controlling you, that you fear him and make it convincing." I stared at her, my mind struggling to process what she was asking. "You want me to lie under oath." "No, I want you to tell a version of the truth that will set you free," Delilah corrected. "Isaiah is controlling, Zella. You can't deny that. He makes decisions for you, protects you whether you want it or not, keeps you isolated from your family-" "He has never kept me isolated from my family, and if he does, it will be because my family tried to kill him," I snapped, rising on my feet. "Because my father is a greedy, manipulative crazy man who only sees me as a means to access Isaiah's money!" "Maybe," Delilah said, unfazed by my outburst. "But that's not what the jury needs to hear. They need to hear about a powerful man who
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