Vanishing Shadows
The storm did not calm. If anything, it grew stronger.
Days after, the internet was still boiling. Hashtags trended nonstop across every platform:
#JusticeForAres
#FreeChloe
#KidsDeserveBetter
Every news outlet replayed clips of Ares walking out of court hollow eyed, his voice declaring that he would never stop protecting his children. That clip alone had been viewed millions of times. His pain had become the world’s anthem, his heartbreak transformed into a weapon the public wielded against Tessa.
Comment sections overflowed with rage. Strangers united in their fury, denouncing Tessa as selfish, greedy, and unfit. The mall humiliation had only made it worse; footage of her being pelted with eggs was replayed mercilessly, stitched into mocking edits, laughed at by
