CHAPTER EIGHTY-THREE - THE FINAL QUESTION

  She paused, taking a shaky breath. "I know how bad it looked, the evidence stacked against me, the media painting me as a cold-blooded killer. But I need you to know, I swear on my life, that it was an accident. I would never deliberately take someone's life. The guilt and pain I feel over Kyra's death haunts me every day." Nia looked up, her eyes pleading as they met the gazes of her family members. "I have my suspicions about what really happened that night, pieces that don't add up, but I know I can't change the past. All I can do is move forward and try to be better. But I can't do it alone. I need you, my family. I need your love and support, now more than ever." Her voice broke as she continued, "My hope for us is that we can heal, that we can learn to trust and lean on each other again. I know it won't be easy, but I'm willing to put in the work, to have the difficult conversations, to show up and be present. Because at the end of the day, family is all we have. You are my