I walked in dressed entirely in white, holding Camden’s small hand, with Courtney behind us, pale but resolved.

Jared stood at the front in a gray suit, as impeccable as ever.

When his eyes landed on Camden, his calm mask slipped for a moment.

That single second was enough for everyone in the room to see that he recognized the boy.

The judge called for complete silence.

Gavin presented every piece of evidence: the falsified cancer diagnosis, the secret payments to Dr. Faulkner, the order for a hysterectomy without consent, the documents stolen from my mother, and the transfers to the foundation where they’d hidden Camden.