Chapter 13 - Rejecting a pathetic plea deal offered by Brandon's attorneys as he faces twenty years inside a federal maximum security prison today.
Inside the visitor room of the federal detention center, Brandon sat wearing an orange inmate jumpsuit behind a thick pane of bulletproof glass.
Across from him sat Maya, looking breathtaking in an ivory business suit, her posture radiating absolute power, poise, and unshakeable confidence.
"Maya, please... talk to the prosecutor! Tell them I was coerced by my father!" Brandon wept, his hands pressing frantically against the glass divider.
"You left me bleeding and exhausted in a hospital bed while you laughed with another woman, Brandon," Maya recalled with icy, precise clarity.
"You sold your daughter's future for three million dollars, and now you must pay the price that federal law demands."
"I can be a father to Evelyn! I can change!" Brandon shrieked, tears streaming down his flushed, pathetic face as a guard stepped forward.
"Evelyn already has a protector who loves her... a real man who stood by us when we had nothing," Maya replied softly before standing up.
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She walked out of the detention center into the bright afternoon sunlight, leaving the dark ghost of her past behind her once and for all.
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