C20 THE WOMAN WHO WALKED OUT OF FIRE

THE WOMAN WHO WALKED OUT OF FIRE

The courthouse corridor was nearly empty by the time the bailiff escorted the Lawson grandparents out through the double doors. The echo of their outrage thin, sharp, trembling with disbelief hung in the air like smoke after a fire.

Amara stood still for a few seconds, her fingers flexing unconsciously as if she were releasing the weight of an invisible chain