[WARNING: This chapter may refer to some sensitive topics, such as rape and abuse which may be upsetting to some readers.]
I could feel the world around me slipping away like it did the day that I saw Jace and found out that I was adopted.
That sneer. That face.
That arrogant, egotistical face.
"Venus?" Amy whispered in my ear, as I stared at that demon from my past, carrying on as if he had done nothing of what he had done to me not long enough ago.
You can't lose your sh*t now, Venus, I told myself in my head. Not now. Not in front of him.
I focused on my breathing.
Jordan was laying out the outlines of the case and naming the defendants, who where Officer Cooper and Officer Smith.
I was fighting back grueling memories, and trying to ignore the resurfacing pain in my body.
"Venus, you look very pale..." Amy whispered in a worried voice as Jordan went on doing his introductions. "Are you feeling ill?"
