~A little while earlier~
Jenkins put a soft hand on Serena's shoulder, his touch comforting in the middle of all the craziness that had taken over their life.
He guided her and Kate towards the black luxury car parked just a few steps away from the courthouse after the announcement of Serena's acquittal.
The vehicle evoked a whirlwind of emotions within Jenkins – a tangible reminder of his harrowing brush with death and his first encounter with the enigmatic masked man... the devil himself, whose presence still lingered in his mind with dread.
Jenkins turned to face Kate as they got closer to the car and offered to drop her off at her house, which was only a few blocks away.
He didn't know when those dangerous people would come to claim Serena now that the court trial was over. Nor
