The heavy courtroom doors slammed shut behind the bailiff.
A metallic click echoed through the room.
Nobody moved.
Vivian’s face had lost all color. Caleb straightened slowly beside her, confusion flickering for the first time behind his polished expression.
I sat frozen at the petitioner’s table with one hand against my burning cheek and the other wrapped protectively around my …
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