Therapy, not prison, was the only chance for her to untangle the obsession that had poisoned her life. The days that followed were slow and fragile, but Clara and Liam walked them together. He apologized again and again, not just for the wedding day but for thinking silence could protect her. And Clara, though scarred, let forgiveness take root in time.
Months later, beneath a quiet arch of flowers in a garden surrounded only by family and closest friends, they exchanged vows that belonged only to them. No interruptions, no twisted games—just two people promising, honestly, to begin again.