Rose POV
The courtroom was silent as the judge entered. His long robes dragged across the polished wooden floor with the lightest wisp of sound. Everyone was waiting with bated breath. And I was sure that the press outside was waiting just the same.
Cayden was confident that the judge would rule in our favor. I was confident that the judge would rule in our favor. But even with ninety percent of certainty, the remaining uncertainty always made itself known. And it generally came in Victor's voice at the back of my head, telling me that I was going to fail.
I glanced over at my father who appeared to be trying his utmost to maintain his confident and arrogant façade. But he kept tapping his foot nervously against the table. He knew that everything was probably going to turn against him,
