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Chapter 86: The Courtroom Inferno
Lena Aston stood in the defendant’s box, her wrists aching in cuffs, her heart hammering like a trapped animal. The courtroom air was thick, heavy with whispers and the weight of a hundred plus eyes boring into her. Mrs. Blackson sobbed beside her, her hands trembling. She was a broken mess, her face streaked with mascara. The judge’s voice cut through the haze, sharp and cold.“Order! We’re here for the case of Lena Aston, Mrs. Blackson, Richard Voss, Mr. White, and Obsidian Tech, charged with conspiracy, framing, and supporting sexual assault against April Carter. Representing the defendants, Mr. Elliot Hayes. In opposition, for Ms. April Carter, we have Ms. Margaret Lyle and… Mr. Rowan Kane.”Lena’s blood turned to ice. She stared at Rowan, her ex-husband, standing on April’s side in a faded orange jumpsuit, his cuffs glinting under the courtroom lights. His eyes locked on hers — cold, unyielding. It was as if a storm was ready to break. A storm she was not prepared for.How was h
Chapter 85: Too High A Price
The prison visiting room smelled of bleach and despair, a cold concrete box with flickering fluorescent lights and a scratched metal table bolted to the floor.Jason Cole sat on one side, his tailored jacket out of place, his hands clenched so tight his knuckles were white.He had used his power to get here to see Priyanka. The woman he loved was behind bars, framed for trying to murder Mia, his ex, and the weight of it was crushing him because he wasn’t sure of the truth.He’d been chasing campus camera footage since it happened, desperate to prove her innocence, to try and prove that it wasn’t his babe, but every lead turned cold. Now, staring at the steel door, his heart pounded, not knowing what he’d find on the other side.The door buzzed, creaking open, and there she was — Priyanka, in a faded orange jumpsuit, her dark hair pulled back, her eyes tired but sharp. She moved slowly, like the cuffs on her wrists carried more than metal. The guard shoved her into the chair across fr
Chapter 84: Judge, Jury & Executioner
The drive to the court was not funny, nor was it long enough to give Lena the time to prepare her mind and heart for whatever was to come.But realistically, no amount of preparation could slow down the rate of her heart beat. It drummed so fast she could feel her veins pulsing inside her skin. She turned to Mrs. Blackson. The woman was even more scared. She had cried all through the trip that she had no more tears to give. So this was it, huh? She had been caught. Did April breach? They had warned April that if she did, she would be severely dealt with. They threatened to kill her little boy who was under a long term care in a hospital, her only reason for going. April had a sad life and her story melted hearts. This gave Lena leverage. If truly April was the one who bailed on them –which seemed to be the only reasonable explanation for why they were caught– then April had better run away from the surface of the earth.Yet, what still nagged at the back of her mind was what Elias Va
Chapter 83: The Fall
Lena’s fingers trembled as she slotted the flash drive into her computer. The gold-plated thing felt heavier than it should, like it was carrying the weight of every secret she’d ever chased. Her office, all glass and steel, felt too quiet, too exposed for something so dark. The screen flickered, a loading bar blinking. This was it. The moment of truth. The power of the world at her finger tipsThe monitor suddenly went black, dead, like someone had yanked its soul. A faint spark flashed from the security camera in the corner, its red light winking out. Lena’s heart jumped to her throat. She hit the power button, jabbing it again and again and again.Nothing. No hum, no glow. Just silence. Black silence.“What the hell?” she whispered, yanking the drive out quickly and staring at it. Her pulse hammered, her mind racing. Was it the drive? Some kind of virus? Or the power? She glanced at the camera—had it snapped her? Recorded her face before it died? The thought of every possibility
Chapter 82: Power PLay
Two days.It had been two days since they dragged Rowan Kane out of Obsidian Tech like a dog—cuffs tight, cameras flashing, the whole company watching. Framed for raping April, a lie Lena Aston had spun so beautifully and carefully with a fake video and a cold heart. She’d won.Or so she thought. In her head, she was queen, sittin’ pretty on her throne, laughing at Rowan’s fall. She’d warned him, hadn’t she? She had told him he’d crawl back, begging for mercy, for one more shot at life. Lena didn’t just want him down; she wanted him broken. And she was halfway there. For now, she had broken his legs, confining him to prison cells.She leaned back in her new office —President of Obsidian Tech, a title she’d clawed her way to, stepping over Rowan’s corpse. First, she had Jason Cole, Echelon Eight’s golden boy, wrapped around her finger. Or at least, she thought so. The way he looked at her during that orchestrated dinner just two nights ago — soft eyes, lingering a beat too long — told
Chapter 81: Broken Men & Bitter Truths
“Rowan Kane.”“Yeah. That is my name.” he replied softly. The prisoner sitting next to him was an African-American. A muscular guy with dark glowing skin and deep voice. Unnecessary descriptions, but he looked like a mere man.“So, what’s your story, huh?” he asked Rowan as they sat on the bench, watching other prisoners playing basketball. Rowan turned, his jaw tight, irritation flaring. “Look, buddy. I don’t know you, you don’t know me. Let’s keep it that way, alright? You don’t wanna know me, and I don’t give a fuck about you or your sad little sob stories.” The words came out sharp, bitter, and he looked away, letting the anger simmer.The prison yard was a gray, lifeless slab of concrete, the kind of place that drained your soul if you stayed too long. Rowan Kane sat on a rusted metal bench, his back pressed against the chain-link fence, watching a group of inmates toss a basketball around. Their shouts and laughs bounced off the walls, but it all felt distant, like he was und
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