Chapter 21

She understood that it wasn’t her fault. Jack made his own choices. She also understood she needed to make hers.

She sat down with Abby after their meeting with the judge and the DA to talk about next steps. In a way, meeting at the courthouse felt safer. Jack wouldn’t dare an attack at the courthouse. It would destroy his nice-white-boy defense. At the same time, Jack didn’t believe he was doing anything wrong. Of course he’d attack at the courthouse, and this asshole judge would probably hold her down.

The conference room, though, felt a little safer. She relaxed a little and took a deep breath, just as Abby smacked her hand against the wall. “An actual cop, with awards, tells him he saw this guy with his own eyes trying to mess with my car and it’s not enough for him? What the fuck?” She glanced at Paige and pulled herself together. Paige could almost visibly see her collecting pieces of her psyche. “Sorry. I don’t get that emotional as a general rule.”