Chapter 356

Siena

The courtroom was colder than I expected. Not from the air conditioning, but from the weight of what was about to unfold. I sat at the front table, shoulders squared, chin lifted, my black suit sharp as a blade.

It was the day of Cassian’s trial and we both left the house early. I still had not gotten a chance to talk with Ellis about Marta. When I arrived the previous night, he was already