Charis
Back to Court proceedings…
The doors burst open with a loud, echoing bang.
Every head in the courtroom turned towards the door, and I honestly thought it would be Kael since he hadn't come into the courtroom yet.
Elena – Rhett's mom was at the witness stand, holding an envelope in her trembling hands. She'd been just about to reveal what she claimed was proof of my true parentage when the sudden noise cut her words short.
The judge frowned and leaned forward. The guards turned toward the doorway.
A man stood there.
He was tall and slim, with grey hair to show his age and a neatly pressed dark coat that looked too formal for the humid air outside. He didn't seem flustered or nervous. He looked calm, composed, and faintly tired.
The way he looked at the room was strange, almost as though he had walked through a memory instead of a door.
