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"I will co too far" It wasn’t a threat Titus was sih that heinunder the sht the , not too ser than Noe He had a soft face, a cleft in his chin, and his hair was done in an artfully messy way He looked all to slap Goddard on the back and throw his head back and laugh at so funny about why they were in that roo I wanted to break his teeth out and snap his jaw in half It would be ih a face full of metal It would be hard to represent anyone that way, as well

The lawyer laughed again and I couldn’t handle it anylass out and turned to look at Titus "Five er than that" I pointed to the video feed and told hi to co into the syste needed to tie h of relief when the cop did as I asked

Titus finally started to look slightly uneasy His sharp gaze rolled over the set of my shoulders, my clenched hands, and the fury I was sure was stamped all over my face "A lot can happen in five minutes, Stark"

I dipped my chin in a nod It took both irl’s life forever "I know" I planned on keeping up the tradition

I stepped around hiation roone Noe had to fight for her freedoussied up like he was going somewhere fancy He’d donned his best to represent a monster

"Who are you? You’re not with the prosecution" The lawyer started to get up, but I was on hirabbed the back of his head and slae of theas his nose took the brunt of the contact Ine It was deeply gratifying I used e of the table a couple ofhis shouts of surprise and Goddard’s wails for the police

I kicked the lawyer’s chair out fro him and his ass in that fancy suit on the dirty floor at ushing nose He was clearly bewildered and frightened

Good

"Consider e, jury, and executioner all in one Your sister is someone who is very iuilty beyond belief"

"I don’t have a sister I’arbled and wet as he spoke the his face

The fact that he never looked at Noe like fa who she was, hter than his blood I put my boot into his ribs and while he was curled on his side, whi on the floor, I put the heavy tread on his neck and pressed down He couldn’t breathe He was clawing at the leather and laces desperately His watery eyes were bugging out of his head He looked as frightened as irl must have been when he caused her to run

"That was the proble You never considered her your sister You treated her like property, like she belonged to you You never thought she was faled underthe stiff botto him back to the floor "If you stay on this case, I will find you, and I will end this I’ll ain I’ll rip your life apart fro away everything thathis fists on the tay glass He was screa to sue the police depart to have Titus fired All that noise and the door rerabbed the handle of the briefcase and swung it as hard as I could into Aaron Cartwright’s face The thud it made pleased me all the way down to my bones So did the way he slumped to the floor, bloodied and unconscious I let the briefcase fall and watched Goddard through narrowed eyes

"That’s how you win a fight? A sneak attack on an unsuspectinga helpless old man? Who are you and what do you want?" It was all bluster and bravado I could see the fear in his eyes and the way he eating His voice was a few octaves too high;him to retreat into a corner of the rooave his sister a chance at one" And even if the lawyer had a warning, I still would have pounded hiround When ere chest to chest, I wrapped my hands around the lapels of Goddard’s suit jacket and lifted hiround and ere alht fish in ave hiainst the brick wall behind him

"They call you God, don’t they? The man with all the power? The man who calls all the shots and decides who’s worthy and who isn’t? Why don’t you tell ot really close to his face so he could see the white-hot rage "Why don’t you tell hter and all those girls froram you set up? Explain to irl and locked her up for teeks while your ain and let hi for the police "Who do you think told , old ive a shit about their jobs and this city aren’t on your side No one is I could snap your neck right now and no one would care" I pointed a finger at the center of his face and growled, "Your life, or what’s left of it, is in my hands I own you, you sick fuck" I had all the power and he was nothing but a bug I was about to squash

Goddard smoothed a hand over his wrinkled suit jacket and shirt His beady eyes narrowed on me "What do you want then? Why are you here?"

I put my hands on my hips and looked down at the cruo back in tiirls a fresh start I want them to have their youth and their innocence back Since that’s i forward as easy on theed Aaron with uilty when you’re charged so Julia Grace doesn’t have to look at your wrinkly old ass ever again Go quietly away, Goddard"

He huffed out a breath "Why would I do that? It’s ainst that little tramp’s I’ll explain that she seduced ure She was the one who instigated it I’ll find another lawyer" His confidence was unbelievable

I shook my head at him "I already took yourup each and every single one of your secrets I’m so deep inside your life, you can’t see me I knohat you’ve done I knohere the bodies are buried If you don’t go to jail for rape, I’ll send you away for fraud and tax evasion I have ine" I pointed at him and narrowed my eyes "And if you think I’ll let anyone take your case, you’re an idiot He," I inclined my head toward Aaron, "Was personal He needed to knohat it’s like to have soer than you, soo after any other attorney you hire without stepping foot inside this room I’ll fuck with their law license I’ll erase their credentials I’ll freeze their assets I’ll have warrants issued for them I’ll put their houses in foreclosure There is no li to do in order to see you rot behind bars, Goddard" I narrowed o after everyone you care about Your wife Your siblings, their kids Anyone who’s still taking your fucking calls Anyone who visits you in lock up, I’ll check off their na one I’ll ruin anyone and everyone who tries to help you"

We stared each other down for a long ain and I heard the door to the s of expletives and barked that it was tio

"You think you’re smart, don’t you?" Goddard sounded frustrated and furious "You think you have all the answers"