Chapter 11

• Roslyn stood outside the court, her eyes fixed intently on the entrance, waiting for Alexander to arrive, her mind consumed by the impending divorce that would soon sever the fragile threads that still bound them together.
• She had deliberately come earlier, 9:30 sharp, eager to expedite the procedure and put an end to the lingering ties that had once represented a love-filled marriage, now reduced to a mere formality.
• Glancing at her watch for what felt like the hundredth time, her patience began to fray, worn thin by the agonizing minutes that ticked by with excruciating slowness.