Reborn: My Fiancé Cheated With My Stepmother
I raise mine back, and he winks.
I walk over to the window, looking out at the lights again, and think about that girl who walked up the staircase all those years ago, angry and hungry and ready to take back what was hers. She didn’t know what it would feel like to get here. She didn’t know that after all the fighting, there could be quiet. There could be joy. There could be a life that’s not just about paying back old debts, but about building something new.
The future stretches out ahead, bright and warm. I take a sip of my wine, and smile.