Chapter 52 Guilty As Charged
- Ava stood before the mirror, brushing her hair with deliberate strokes. Each movement was a rhythm she clung to amidst the chaos of her thoughts. She stared at her reflection-the woman she had become: stronger, colder, yet yearning for the warmth she had long denied herself.
- A soft knock interrupted her musings.
- "Ava?" Alexander's voice came from the other side. His tone was different-uncertain.