They're filing an emergency motion regarding the restraining order."
My blood ran cold. "What kind of motion?"
"They're arguing that the restraining order is invalid."
"On what grounds?"
"On the grounds that the person it was filed against no longer exists." Jessica paused. "Elena, they're arguing that Alexander Blackwood with amnesia is not the same person as Alexander Blackwood who abused you. That the restraining order was filed against someone who, for all legal and practical purposes, no longer exists in his current mental state."
I couldn't breathe. "That's... that's insane."
"It's also potentially legally sound. There's precedent—not much, but some—for arguing that severe personality changes due to medical conditions create, essentially, a different person. The judge wants to
