An unsettling silence fell over the sleek, black van as it pulled up to the towering courthouse.
Serena's chest tightened when her gaze landed on the seething crowd that outnumbered even the ravenous one they'd escaped at the police station.
An array of angry faces blended together, bound by their shared animosity and stoking one another's rage like a roaring inferno.
Serena swallowed hard. She had faced her share of obsessive fans and paparazzi frenzies, but this...this was different. These were mobs vying for her blood.
Her delicate fingers trembled as she clutched the door handle, steeling herself to face the barrage of hateful words that were sure to come.
"Just keep your head down and let us do our job." a gruff voice beside her muttered.
Serena took a deep breath and gave
