In the stillness of the night, Paityn had already gone to bed. Meanwhile, Tegan was wrapped in a robe when she stepped out onto the terrace and gazed at the night view.

Crocksten was not as bustling as Brookesville. From the apartment's terrace, she could even see the distant mountain ranges.

On the other side of those mountains was the place where Jennifer was serving her sentence. With good behavior, she had already received a three-month reduction in her sentence.

Tegan lowered her gaze,