Liam

Nora turned to me. Rage in her eyes. “You!” she cried.

Nora's accusation hung in the air like a heavy storm cloud. "You did this," she accused, her voice fraught with desperation.

I was caught off guard, my mind racing to comprehend her words. "What?" I stammered, searching her eyes for some clue.

"You made her hurt my family," Nora cried, tears streaming down her face. Her emotions had taken hold, and my attempts at consolation seemed feeble in comparison.

"I told you, I needed them alive," she wailed, resisting my soft grip. The gravity of the situation began to sink in as one of the officers urged us...