"Nobody is going anywhere near that court tonight."
Nathaniel's voice is hard and very final. He turns his phone screen away from Richard, like hiding it will change the damage already done.
Richard tilts his head. He looks mildly entertained. The way a man looks when he has already won and is simply enjoying the extra time.
"The court does not need anyone to go anywhere," Richard says. "The alert is automatic. The trust review begins with or without her. The only thing that changes based on her presence is whether she gets to speak."
I look at the paper still in my hand. The cold stamped letters stare back at me.
Marriage remains legally active.
My brain moves fast, even though the rest of me feels like stone. If the review begins without me, and Victor cannot appear, and the marria
