Chapter 55 The Verdict (Evelyn POV)
The courtroom erupts around me, but I feel nothing.
"Guilty."
The word echoes from Judge Morrison's bench as the jury forewoman continues reading verdicts. Conspiracy to commit murder. Guilty. Wire fraud. Guilty. Bribery of public officials. Guilty. Evidence tampering. Guilty.
Forty-seven defenda...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1 The Funeral (Evelyn's POV)
2. Chapter 2 The Investigator (Evelyn's POV)
3. Chapter 3 The Nightmare (Evelyn's POV)
4. Chapter 4 The Confession (Evelyn's POV)
5. Chapter 5 Shadows of Doubt (Evelyn's POV)
6. Chapter 6 The Rosewood Inn (Evelyn's POV)
7. Chapter 7 Whispers in the Walls (Evelyn's POV)
8. Chapter 8 Fractured Reflections (Evelyn's POV)
9. Chapter 9 Unwelcome Artifacts (Evelyn's POV)
10. Chapter 10 Guardian's Warning (Evelyn's POV)
11. Chapter 11 Family (Evelyn's POV)
12. Chapter 12 Aftermath (Daniel's POV)
13. Chapter 13 The Scene (Daniel's POV)
14. Chapter 14 False Alarm (Evelyn's POV)
15. Chapter 15 Tangled Visions (Evelyn's POV)
16. Chapter 16 Obsessive Edges (Evelyn's POV)
17. Chapter 17 Unraveling Trust (Daniel's POV)
18. Chapter 18 Under the Door (Evelyn POV)
19. Chapter 19 Inventory (Daniel POV)
20. Chapter 20 The Photocopy (Evelyn POV)
21. Chapter 21 Midnight at the Cold Room (Deputy Mills POV
22. Chapter 22 Shed Ashes (Jonas POV)
23. Chapter 23 The Voice Behind the Wall (Evelyn POV)
24. Chapter 24 The Clerk (Daniel POV)
25. Chapter 25 Freezer Door (Evelyn POV)
26. Chapter 26 Ash on the Wind (Evelyn POV)
27. Chapter 27 Ash on the Wind (Evelyn POV)
28. Chapter 28 The Lake Road (Evelyn POV)
29. Chapter 29 The Island's Path (Evelyn POV)
30. Chapter 30 Wrong Orders (Daniel Ward POV)
31. Chapter 31 The Western Shore (Daniel Ward POV)
32. Chapter 32 Back on Shore (Evelyn Cross POV)
33. Chapter 33 The Waiting Hours (Daniel Ward POV)
34. Chapter 34 Return to the Island (Jonas POV)
35. Chapter 35 The Return (Evelyn Cross POV)
36. Chapter 36 The Autopsy Room (Daniel Ward POV)
37. Chapter 37 The Empty Room (Jonas Hale POV)
38. Chapter 38 The Cross Family Vault (Evelyn Cross POV)
39. Chapter 39 The Priest's Confession (Evelyn Cross POV)
40. Chapter 40 The Alliance (Daniel Ward POV)
41. Chapter 41 The Gathering Storm (Evelyn Cross POV)
42. Chapter 42 The Manifestation
43. Chapter 43 The Lake Road (Daniel Ward POV)
44. Chapter 44 The Old Well (Evelyn Cross POV)
45. Chapter 45 The Convergence (Daniel Ward POV)
46. Chapter 46 The Collapse (Daniel Ward POV)
47. Chapter 47 The Reckoning (Evelyn Cross POV)
48. Chapter 48 The Testimony (Daniel Ward POV)
49. Chapter 49 The Interview (Evelyn Cross POV)
50. Chapter 50 The Memorial (Daniel POV)
51. Chapter 51 The Empty House (Evelyn Cross POV)
52. Chapter 52 The Confession (Evelyn POV)
53. Chapter 53 The Trial Begins (Daniel POV)
54. Chapter 54 The Stand (Evelyn POV)
55. Chapter 55 The Verdict (Evelyn POV)
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