Dear Reader,
This is not your typical romance.
If you’re here for instant sparks, flirty banter by Chapter 2, or the kind of love that declares itself too easily — The Art of Cross Examination might ask more of you.
Because this?
This is a true slow burn — the kind that hurts before it heals, where every moment is laced with tension not just between characters, but within their hearts, their pride, and their silence.
Set in the world of courtrooms and chaos, this story is about two people on opposite sides of truth — both scarred, both brilliant, both quietly bleeding.
They clash. They accuse. They tear each other down — not just with words, but with the weight of things unsaid.
And underneath all that?
Is love.
Unspoken. Unadmitted. Unforgiving.
But growing — slowly, painfully, and inevitably.
You won’t get butterflies in the first few chapters.
You’ll get tension so thick it suffocates.
You’ll get stares that last too long, words that cut too deep, and moments that ache more than they should.
You’ll get real emotional trajectories — the kind where every hurt lingers, and every breakthrough feels earned.
But if you stay…
If you allow yourself to feel every buried glance, every unsaid confession, every courtroom attack that hides a deeper wound —
Then I promise you, the burn will be worth it.
Every single word.
Thank you for being here. For being patient. For letting me unravel this knot one breath at a time.
— Kiara ⚖️
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