They locked him in solitary. Doubled the sedation. Took every privilege he had left. Not because he was dangerous — because he protected me. And the system I built my career on is the weapon they’re using to destroy him.

Greenridge revoked my access and suspended my certification. According to them, I’m compromised. According to Kent Ashton — Jude’s lawyer, childhood friend, and the coldest man I’ve ever met — I’m the most important witness he has.

So now I’m spending my nights in Kent’s office, combing through sedation logs and misconduct records, building a legal case that could set a convicted serial killer free. Kent treats me like an asset. Then he kisses me like he’s been starving. I don’t know which version of him is real. I’m not sure he does either.

Gage — the head of security who’s kept me alive since my first day at Greenridge — is the only one still getting me information from inside. Every text, every late-night update, every time he shows up at my door because he can’t stop checking I’m okay. He hasn’t crossed a line. He won’t, not while Jude is locked up. The restraint is cracking him apart.

The hearing will decide everything. My testimony. Gage’s testimony. Months of evidence laid bare in front of a judge who holds Jude’s future in his hands.

I walked into this to protect a patient.

Now I’m in love with the man in chains, falling for his lawyer, and aching for the guard who’s too stubborn to take what I’m offering. And I’m about to take the stand.

Tropes: Enemies to lovers, legal/courtroom romance, MFMM reverse harem, slow burn, morally grey heroes, forbidden romance, forced proximity, why choose

Expert Witness is book two of three in the Ward C Series. This is a dark MFMM reverse harem romance trilogy that must be read in order.