SERENA’S POV

"So I take it you all have heard the news," I said with a sigh, setting my bag down heavily.

My mother rose from the couch, hands clenched together tightly. "Serena, is it true what we saw on the news? You're defending that man?"

I sighed, nodding as I hung up my coat. "Mom please,do not look at me like that. You know as well as I do he has a right to legal representation, guilty or not."

Dan snorted derisively. "Please. That monster doesn't deserve rights. Did you forget what he's accused of? How could you represent that monster, Serena?Do you have any idea the things he's...