"Do you really think I’ll just stand by and let you take my daughter from me?" Colin’s voice cuts through the courtroom, dripping with venom. He stands rigid, glaring at me from across the room, his fists clenched at his sides.
I can feel my heart pounding in my chest, but I don’t back down. Not this time. Not ever again.
"Your lies won’t work here, Colin. You’ve played this game long enough," I say, my voice steady, despite the storm of emotions brewing inside me. "The truth is finally coming out, and there's nothing you can do to stop it."
Colin scoffs, his eyes narrowing as his lawyer stands up to argue. The tension in the courtroom is palpable, the silence almost suffocating as everyone waits for the next move.
I glance toward Gabriel, sitting beside me. His presence is a rock, an
