Villain Ch 1646. The Big Storm [Part 2]
Sophia sat stiff in the chair, her breathing shallow, the weight of their eyes pressing against her skin.
She could feel the sweat building at the nape of her neck despite the chilled air conditioning humming softly in the background. Everything felt too loud. The shuffle of papers, the clicking pens, the occasional throat clear. Like needles.
The attorneys didn't even need to raise their voices. That's what made it worse.
They stayed calm.
Precise.
Surgical.
Mr. Corwin flipped another page and spoke, voice steady. "You do understand where this situation now legally stands, Ms. Sophia?"
Her lips parted, then closed again. Her mind screamed to snap, to lash out, but she forced it down.
No.
She couldn't lose control. Not here. Not yet.
She exhaled, slow. Let her voice soften. Play the part. Sad. Shaking. Human.
Victim.
"They raped me," she whispered. "Both of them."
