Semua Bab A Love Worth Healing : Bab 21 - Bab 24

CLOSE CALL Savannah woke up with no recollection of how she’d fallen asleep. What on earth had happened? Where was she? A sharp sensation travelled through her body as she tried to sit up on the unfamiliar bed. Her surroundings were unfamiliar. Then the thought struck her: her father. Had he captured her and brought her there? There was no telling. She simply had to wait. Every movement made her sore body ache even more. Her head was pounding, and not even her attempts at holding it in her hands helped. She was trying to get her thoughts together, trying to piece together every detail of that night. She remembered the chase through the woods, how she was able to outsmart the two men. Then it came to her in a flash. The moment she stood before the truck, as it got closer, its lights illuminated her. Savannah weakly held out her hands before her eyes. Maybe it would be less painful if she did not see it happen. She was going to get run over. She heard the men’s feet shuffle as

IN THE COURTROOM All went silent as people settled into their seats. The American flag stood prominently behind the elevated bench. Javyn could not help but steal a glance at Mr. Grant. He was proudly seated at the defense table beside his public defender. He seemed reassured, and that irked Javyn. He watched apprehensively as the prosecutor methodically paced before the jury. Everyone in the courtroom hung onto his every word. “Ladies and gentlemen, the facts are not in dispute. The missing lady was abducted after Mr. Grant threatened to come after her. There is also the fact that he actively tried once but failed. And he—an individual with no legal status in this country—had no lawful reason to take her against her own will.” Javyn followed the words but kept his eyes on Wilson Grant. He noticed the slight flinch before his attorney gently caressed his arm, presumably to calm him down. Without wasting a second, she stood to address the court. Her head held high with