I Don’t Need Love

***Logan***

The sound of the slap reached me before the sting did. A clean, sharp crack that echoed off the wooden walls of the empty courtroom. I let my head turn with it, more out of politeness than pain. I just wanted her to have her moment. To make it seem like something… out of a movie.

It wasn’t like I didn’t see it coming. Estella was predictable that way—reactive, emotional, always perfo