Helena stared at Anne when she passed out. She spoke the words that she shouldn't have. Helena's already paled face was accompanied with a knot in her stomach. However, there was so much noise amongst the policemen and the crowd that the faint words died down in its sound. Helena looked at the judge whose brows were drawn together as he watched Anne fainting.

He was wondering whether he listened to Anne correctly or not. Helena killed Luke Wyatt. The murder mystery that could never be solved by the detectives was so clear in front of his eyes. His gaze went to Helena and their eyes met. There was fear and guilt and anger in her eyes. Her face was twisted in a way as if she had seen a Dracula walking out of the movie. Coombes narrowed his eyes to assess her, but Helena averted her gaze from him.

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Anne who had opened the can of worms confessing in the court that she had killed Luke Wyatt. That was going to attract death penalty if proven. So whatever money she had siphoned off from the Wyatts, she would be using that to stay alive.

Soon after, the law enforcement officers dragged Anne away to her new home, the county jail, with Helena on the heels.

Helena was dazed. What started off as a new day ended as the worst day of her life. Her mind was numb and her expressions slack. Over and over she kept thinking of the day when Gayle had introduced her to Luke Wyatt. Everything was so glittery. She had thought of a fantastic future for herself. But now she didn't know whether she could cry also or not. Only dry heaves came out as her body shuddered with the after-effects of the trial. Confusion, dizziness, guilt, shame… everything surged through her body and she vomited.

Was there a way out?

Back in the courtroom, Dawn stood tall in front of the crowd feeling victorious. When she walked out of the court wrapped in Daryn's arms and with Gayle following them, the press started flashing cameras.

"I won Daryn," she murmured all the way. "Daryn, I won." There were tears in her eyes. Her face was a mix of emotions that were dying to come out. She was overwhelmed.

"Yes baby," he reassured her.

The whole way back home, Dawn was not comfortable. She kept shifting in her seat, she wanted to meet her brother like now. All that she had suffered for so long, vanished in a few hours of truth. Helena was now going to stay behind the bars for the life. They would go back to their own house. Cole would go back and he would start his life afresh, as the heir of the Wyatt Empire - the business that she had to snatch from the vultures. It was given back to her shattered and battered but she knew that with her acumen and with Cole, she would be able to bring it back to where it belonged.

"This one is for you Mama…" she muttered as she spoke under her breath. "This is for you too Papa…"

Daryn could feel the emotions Dawn was loaded with. He didn't try to wake her up from her stupor. He knew that she needed time to absorb what occurred. He stroked her hair affectionately. His Dawn had been so brave, so tenacious and so brilliant that he couldn't thank his stars. On the inside he thanks Skadi for a millionth time for choosing Dawn as his mate.

When they reached home, Dawn didn't wait for the driver to open the door, instead she hopped out of it to meet Cole, who was sitting on the steps of the porch, waiting for his sister. The moment he saw her, he got up. His face was brimmed with emotions that he knew would come out only when Dawn would come home. She ran to him and stood there in front of him for a second.

"We made it brother," she said darting her gaze from his eye to his forehead to his eyes. His expressions were… readable.

Cole shook his head. "No Dawn. You made it. And you made it for both of us."

Dawn flung herself into her brother arms and the Cole gripped her tightly. The siblings couldn't hold their tears anymore. They cried.

"You are brilliant Dawn," Cole whispered. He removed herself from her and held her hand. "Let us go inside and talk." But he knew that there wouldn't be any talking for sometime.

Cole and Dawn walked to his room. He made her sit on the bed and kneeled in front of her. "I am so proud of you sister," he said and wiped her tears. They both cried and hugged each other again. "I am sure Mama and Papa must be so proud of you."

"What do I do now?" she said wondering if her life's mission was over, wondering if things are going to only move up.

Cole shook his head. "You won't do anything now Dawn. You will rest."

She cupped his face in her hands. "Cole the father's business is in shambles. We have to build it up again. The Starfish Refineries is going to get auctioned to recover investors' money. I have no idea to what extent has Helena damaged the Company. It is like starting from the beginning. Are you ready?"

Cole smiled through his tears. He said, "As long as you are with me, I am going to be fine."

She he hugged him again. "I miss Mama and Papa. Been holding the pent up feelings for so long..."

"Then let them come out sister," he said in a horse voice.

The siblings brought their parents photograph and for the next one hour talked about them, with them. They laughed, they cried more, and when they felt better, Dawn told him about the trial.

A soft knock on the door disturbed them. "Come in hubby," Said Dawn giggling away.

Daryn walked in and Cole got up to hug him. "Thanks Daryn. It wouldn't have happened without you."

Daryn patted his back. "Don't steal my wife's thunder!"