Betrayed Before the Vows
she whispered.
"It’s just enough time to learn how to be a person again," William replied. He stepped closer, pulling her into a quiet, desperate embrace. "We’ve spent ten years talking through glass and ciphers. We’ve been characters in a novel of our own making. But today, the book is closed. This isn't a chapter. This is just... life."
They stood there for a long time, held together by the gravity of everything they had survived. The betrayal, the prison walls, the corporate wars, and the shadows of their parents were all gone, replaced by the simple, terrifying reality of a blank page.
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