Evelyn's POV

It's been weeks since Damian’s visit to the house, and several more court sittings since then. But today, the courtroom was quieter than it had ever been.

It was the quiet weighted with inevitability, one where everyone present understood that this was not another sitting meant to gather facts, this was the sitting where everything ended.

Evelyn sat between Carmen and Reed, her hands folded neatly in her lap, though her fingers trembled despite her effort to stay composed. ...