ZOE'S POV
‘Granted bail? To someone who tried to kill me?’
I couldn’t move for a few seconds after the judge spoke. My legs went weak. My breath got caught in my throat. Alexis was granted bail. Not acquitted—no, not that. But she get to walk, breathe freely and smirk with that wicked calm like she always does. And that was enough to send shivers down my spine.
I turned my attention to Owen who was motionless with his jaw clenched and his eyes blazed with anger. His hands were made into fists on the bench. His neck muscles stood out as he forced himself to calm down.
The courtroom emptied fast. People gathered their things and whispered as they left. I stood still. Numb. Watching her. Alexis.
Sitting there beside her lawyers. Smirking. Smiling with her chin tilted like she’d just wo
