Katherine’s POV.
I stared out the window as Zoe drove, my heart pounding in my chest.
I didn’t know what was waiting for me at the penthouse, but it felt like I was walking straight into the lion’s den.
My hands fidgeted in my lap, and no matter how many times I tried to calm myself down, the nerves just wouldn’t leave.
“I don't know what's going to happen now,” I muttered under my breath, but Zoe heard.
“You’ll be fine,” she said softly, glancing over at me. “Just remember, whatever they say doesn’t change who you are.”
I nodded, but the knot in my stomach didn’t ease. I was scared. Scared of what they would say.
Scared of what Adrian might do. But mostly, scared of what this all meant for us—if there was still an “us.”
Zoe pulled up to the gate of the penthouse, and I turned t
