The moment she said those words, something seemed to click in Soren's head.
Before the start of the trial, he had already assumed that the worst-case scenario was going to be a withdrawal from the academy he never stepped foot in.
After all, regardless of his crime, he had served time in a maximum security prison and effectively qualified for the means of his freedom—which was the acquisition of the one hundred thousand points from the Glass.
Even though it had been a week—a feat that should not be possible by normal standards—he had still done it.
Soren's eyes turned to the paused video of his town's mayor and then back at the prosecutor.
If she could go to such lengths to gather evidence against him, surely she knew of his achievements in the glass.
This woman. No, this family. The Ivory family.
They did not care whether he was in the academy or not. What they wanted was for him to die.
Again, his eyes moved to Devon. The lawyer shook his head.
