Chapter 12: The Final Confrontation

The hearing was brief.
Nathan looked the same.
Confident. Cold. Calculated.
But something was different.
He wasn’t in control anymore.
I met his gaze without flinching.
“You’re still fighting?” he said quietly.
“No,” I replied.
“I’m finished.”
The judge denied his appeal.
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Just like that…
It was over.