{High Court room}
Before I could speak Damian's voice came back louder and stronger, shunning me down but I didn't give up.
I felt suffocated by the court room but I refused to let the unnecessary weight of Damian's presence affect me any more.
"Ember Ashwood you are not a coward, you are strong." I whispered to myself.
As I sat down on the petitioners chair I knew this was my chance, the chance I had to tell everyone the truth about Damian. My golden opportunity to let the world know how I had suffered at his hands.
Damian sat close to me leaning back on the chair arrogantly with an expression that showed victory and Darcy still had that annoying smirk on her face as though the whole court process was all just a huge joke to her.
The judge cleared his throat and beckoned on me to an
