Vanishing Shadows

The storm did not calm. If anything, it grew stronger.

Days after, the internet was still boiling. Hashtags trended nonstop across every platform:

#JusticeForAres

#FreeChloe

#KidsDeserveBetter

Every news outlet replayed clips of Ares walking out of court hollow eyed, his voice declaring that he would never stop protecting his children. That clip alone had been viewed millions of times. His pain had become the world’s anthem, his heartbreak transformed into a weapon the ...