Court security officers pried Lamar's hands loose from Shannon's neck and pulled him off her. Her lungs inflated with air, stinging just for a moment until the second rush of air passed through. She fixed her gaze on Lamar as he fought to break free from the security guards. One of the officers tased him causing him to drop to the floor and flop like a tuna fish out of water. Within seconds, they'd cuffed him and removed him from the courtroom.
Shannon managed to push herself up to her hands and knees and the children's attorney helped her to her feet. "Are you okay?"
Shannon glanced around the courtroom. Fireworks still flashed in her eyes.
"Can you hear me? Are you okay?" the attorney asked again as he kept his hand wrapped around the upper part of her arm to help steady her.
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