Maria's Point of View
The weight of the final word hung in the air - thick and suffocating. Tonight. Floyd. My head spun as I tried to wrap it all in my head - the enormity of it all was just too much.
"She is taking him tonight?" Kairo's voice was lit with fury, his body tensing beside me as he geared up to take on Fredrick.
Fredrick winced at the anger in Kairo's eyes, stepped back. "I did not want this, I swear. I had no idea it would go this far. Reina has resources, connections. people who will do her bidding. She's not just playing to win this case. She's going for all of it. She wants to take everything from you, Maria."
The air in the room was closing in on me; walls were moving inward; my breath kept coming in brief gasps. I glanced over at Kairo; his eyes fixed on Fredrick,
