Maria's Point of View
The days following Fredrick's confession, everything was a bit of a blur. My mind ran endlessly on the trial, the kids, Kairo, and now Fredrick. How she was able to get into Fredrick's head like she did rattled me more than I cared for. I wasn't sure how to put it all together; one thing, though - my life was spinning out of control.
It was not any more about Fredrick and Kairo but me and all this lying, manipulation, and deceit closing in on me.
It was that morning when I got ready for the day that the heaviness in my chest refused to fade. After winning the defamation case, it wasn't sweet at all like I had imagined it would be. The emotional strain it put on me; the stress of everything piling up exhausted me. I kept reminding myself that I'd done the right thi
