The Wrong Girl Burns Bright
Then she paused and looked to the front row—at Rory, who'd been watching her the whole time, pride written all over him.
"Lastly," she switched to Englorian, voice clear and steady, "I want to thank one person. Thank you for stepping into the darkest time of my life like a beam of light. Thank you for never trying to change me or tone me down—for protecting every edge and spark with nothing but passion and acceptance, so I could finally be unapologetically myself—the free, maybe still a little reckless, but truly happy Cleo."
The camera cut to Rory.
He blinked, then broke into a wide, unfiltered grin. He even threw the camera a quick wink, pulling warm laughs and louder applause from the cro
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