In Contempt
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ADA Rafael Barba prided himself on being unshakable in the courtroom, a man of logic and precision who thrived under pressure. But when Lieutenant Olivia Benson called him to the hospital late on a Sunday night, her voice tight with urgency, his world tilted off its axis. The victim wasn't just another case-she was Sophie McCoy, Jack McCoy's brilliant and fiercely independent daughter. Worse still, she was his Sophie, the woman he'd been secretly seeing for months. As the weight of the situation settled over him, Barba realized he wasn't just fighting for justice this time-he might be fighting for his own freedom. Secrets, lies, and the thin line between love and betrayal threaten to unravel everything as Barba is thrust into the most personal and perilous case of his career.
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