Maria's Point of View
Weeks had elapsed since that defamation case was filed; yet the weight of it still clung to me like a second skin. Everything about Kairo and the twins and now this courtroom drama with Reina was already draining, both physically and mentally. Yet here I sat outside the courtroom waiting for the resumption of the trial, thinking about everything that led to this moment.
Fredrick sat beside me in the waiting room, tapping on his phone, probably going over the last few messages from our lawyer. I glanced at him out of my corner of my eye. He'd been very supportive all along, but ever since he confessed to having feelings for me, things got complicated. I really didn't want to lose his friendship, but I wasn't so sure that I could give him what he wanted. Not now. Not
