Chapter 28 - Sentenced to Shadows
Inside the federal correctional facility in Dublin, California, Victoria sat on her narrow bunk in a grey jumpsuit.
Her once slicked hair was dull, her expensive burgundy dresses replaced by coarse prison fabric.
She watched a small wall television showing Elena and Alexander receiving honors at a gala in New York City.
Victoria gripped the thin mattress, her knuckles turning white as pure bitterness burned through her veins.
"You took everything from me..." Victoria whispered through clenched teeth, her eyes cold and empty.
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A guard knocked sharply on the cell bars, ordering her to report to the laundry facility for her daily shift.
Her life of privilege, power, and cruel control was forever gone, replaced by endless concrete walls.
