MAYA'S POV The news anchor’s voice cut off as Liam hit the power button on the remote. The silence that followed was louder than the broadcast.“He didn’t just get a lawyer,” Liam said, his voice hollow. “He got an entire corporation.”I couldn’t speak. My mind was racing ahead, down every dark path. Daniel with a CEO’s salary. Daniel with a corporate security team. Daniel with a board of directors who would protect their investment at all costs. That investment was now him.“He’ll bury us,” I whispered. The words just came out. “He’ll have teams of people finding every mistake, every weak point. He’ll make sure the court only sees what he wants them to see.”I looked at Liam, really looked at him. He was pale, the weight of the last few weeks carved into new lines around his eyes. He’d almost gone to prison. He’d been framed, chased, and attacked. And for what? For me.A clean, terrible logic presented itself.“You should go,” I said.He blinked. “What?”“You should leave. Not from
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