The courtroom was quiet, so quiet that Kayla could hear the faint ticking of the clock on the wall and the soft rustle of papers as the judge flipped through the files in front of him. Sunlight filtered through the windows, but it felt cold, distant, as if it couldn’t reach the heavy tension that hung over the room. Kayla sat at the defense table, her hand clasped tightly in Liam’s, her heart pounding in her chest. She’d waited weeks for this moment—waited to hear the verdict, to know if she’d be cleared of all the charges, to know if she’d finally be free. But now that it was here, she was scared. Scared that even with all the evidence, even with Jordan’s annulment, even with Natali’s testimony, it wouldn’t be enough.Beside her, Ms. Hale sat straight and tall, her face calm but her eyes filled with determination. Across the room, the prosecution team sat with their heads down, their expressions grim. They’d known, just as everyone else had, that their case was crumbling. The fire ha
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