Amber
It had been three days since the final verdict was announced, and I was awarded primary custody of Evalie.
Three whole days.
And I hadn’t heard a single word from Rayne.
Not a message. Not a call. Not even a glimpse of him.
He’d walked out of that courtroom like a man who’d just watched his entire world burn to ash, and maybe he had. I didn’t know if his silence was a good thing or not. It should’ve felt like a relief—after everything he’d put me through—but somehow, it didn’t. I wasn’t sure what I felt. Guilt? Maybe. Pity? Possibly. But mostly… I just didn’t want to think about him.
Too many other things had happened since then.
Ina had pulled me into a long, tight hug right outside the courtroom, eyes misty with pride. “You did it,” she whispered in my ear, clutching my hand
