On my side. The words felt strange. Layla, who'd betrayed me more thoroughly than almost anyone, was now on my side. Fighting the same people. Facing the same threats.
Liam appeared in my doorway. "Saw the news. You okay?"
"Ethan's trying to make it look like I coached Layla. There's an emergency hearing this afternoon."
"What really happened?"
"She came to tell me she was scared. That Victoria's threatening her. That she's still going to testify." I rubbed my face. "Five minutes. That's all it was. But now it's a scandal."
"Because Ethan's desperate." Liam sat beside me. "Vi, he's throwing everything at you because he knows if this trial happens as planned, he loses. The restraining order failed. The media attacks failed. So now he's trying to create the appearance of impropriety."
