Chapter 12: The Fall of Giants
Arrests began within days.
Not just small names.
Big ones.
Untouchable ones.
The kind of people who had never imagined a world where they would be questioned, let alone handcuffed.
Lily stood outside the courthouse as cameras flashed around her.
“Do you feel justice has been served?” a reporter shouted.
She paused.
Thought carefully.
Then answered.
“Justice isn’t a moment,” she said. “It’s a process. And we’re finally at the beginning.”
Arthur watched from a distance.
Pride wasn’t something he expressed easily.
But it was there.
Clear in his eyes.
Later that evening, they returned home.
No black SUVs.
No shadows.
Just silence.
Real silence.
The kind that didn’t feel like waiting.
“Is it over?” Lily asked.
Arthur looked at the horizon.
May you like
“Yes,” he said quietly.
“For them.”
