AUSTIN’S POV
“You really still believe you can beat her? Get Alexis locked up?”
I looked Owen dead in the eye letting the silence stretch after my question.
He took his time responding. But I saw doubt in his eyes and the way his jaw clenched and relaxed as if he was searching for the right words. But he was struggling with more than just my question. He was also struggling with himself. Because my words weren’t just about Alexis or the case. They were a mirror.
A mirror that asked: Do you really think you’re strong enough? Smart enough? Deserving enough to protect Zoe?
Finally he said “We have enough to send her to jail.”
He spoke with that fake calm people use when they are trying to convince themselves as much as the person they are talking to. I almost laughed. Not because it wa
