CHAPTER 5 â The Riot Was a Trap

Doors slammed open across Cell Block C.
Inmates flooded the hallways.
Alarms screamed.
Smoke filled the air.
But Emily noticed something terrifying.
The guards were not trying to stop the riot.
They were guiding it.
Corrupt officers had released Scarlettâs old enemies, hoping the chaos would bury the truth forever.
Then Emily saw Scarlett cornered near the stairwell.
Three inmates surrounded her with sharpened metal.
Scarlett looked ready to die.
But Emily stepped between them.
Scarlett stared at her in shock.
"Why would you save me?"
Emilyâs voice was cold.
"Because youâre the only witness theyâre afraid of."
Together, the two women fought their way through the burning corridor.
Enemies became allies.
And Blackridgeâs most feared queen finally realized something...
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Emily had not come to destroy her.
She had come to expose the monster behind them all.