Chapter 18: A Kiss Under Blurred Lights
Olivia's "Liv" Winters’ POV
Victory tastes different when you’ve bled for it.
It isn’t sweet. It isn’t loud. It settles deep in your chest like a quiet, stubborn warmth—earned, not given.
I stood in the conference room as the senior partners discussed the verdict again and again, their voices overlapping in excitement. My name kept coming up.
Olivia Winters argued the turning point.
Liv caught the inconsistency.
Liv saved the case.
I nodded, smiled when expected, accepted the congratulatory pats on the shoulder.
Inside, something loosened.
For the first time in a long while, I’d won something that had nothing to do with bonds or packs or destiny. I’d won because I was good. Because I was sharp. Because I refused to back down.
“You’re bu
