Stell's POV
“Yes,” Cracker smiled widely, extending her hand for him to shake. “And you are?”
Knives gave me a questioning look. Did I know that my woman was apparently famous? No, but it looks like she wasn’t exaggerating when she said she was good. You’d think the man was facing down the Grim Ripper!
“James Alkins,” he replied, his voice shaking slightly.
“Nice to meet you, Mr. Alkins,” she replied, shaking his hand firmly. “Hopefully, we’ll have a good and clean case.”
He nodded and gulped before turning to his client, and they hastily whispered something that none of us caught. But by the displeased look on Halley’s face, I’d say it wasn’t anything good.
Good for us then!
“All rise,” Suddenly sounded from behind the podium, and some more courtroom nonsense was being announced. W
