The thought of the prison door slamming shut reverberated through Rose's very being, a haunting finality that chilled her to the core. Blake was gone, spirited away by the authorities on charges that turned her world upside down.
Attempted murder.
The words left a bitter taste on her tongue, a cruel absurdity that defied all logic and reason. Blake, the man who had stood by her side through every trial and tribulation, branded a would-be killer by the very system sworn to uphold justice.
Rose paced the confines of her penthouse like a caged lioness, her mind whirling with a maelstrom of thoughts and emotions. Anger, disbelief, and a simmering determination to right this grievous wrong battled for dominance within her.
