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The day I was cleared and set free, I saw the man who threw me behind bars, right outside the courthouse. Michael Stone wore a perfectly tailored dark gray suit and still had that untouchable CEO vibe. And me? I was someone fresh out of prison, too scared to go by my real name anymore. I kept my head down, acted like I didn't see him, and walked away. But the next second, I heard a hoarse, almost broken voice call out from behind me. "Anna!" I froze. His eyes were rimmed red, his voice shaky. "I've been looking for you for so many years. Why didn't you ever try to contact me? Not once?" That was when it hit me. Seven years ago, he threw me into that dark, hellish cell, all for my late brother's wife, Lauren Rivers. But now, here he was, standing right in front of me, like a repentant soul, years too late.