Sophie stepped into the marble hall just as the double courtroom doors opened.

Reporters flanked the press corridor.

Cameras flashed.

Her heart thundered — not from fear, but from truth.

Because no matter what the world had been told...

Today, she would speak.

And she would not be silenced.

The chamber echoed with silence as Sophie stepped toward the witness stand. Marble pillars lined the courtroom, and a world of cameras and whispers watched her every move from behind reinforced glass.

She placed her hand on the oath pad, then sat.

Judge Helena Morr cleared her throat. “State your full name and position.”

“Sophie Burnett. CEO of the Phoenix Initiative.”...