The Price Of Her Mercy
slow as she continues,
“Jackson didn’t forge that will. He didn’t take that land, he didn’t break my family, and he also didn’t benefit from the lie once he learned it. Instead, he chose the truth.”
Whispering moves through the crowd as she lifts her chin slightly. She clears her throat and continues, “I’m not here to explain to the world what happened. I'm not here to soften the blow or hide in shame.
Yes, the truth is painful, but sometimes it’s the only way to begin again.” My chest aches tightly, too tight.
“We cannot heal from lies, we can only heal from honesty… even if it breaks us first.”
The applause that erupts isn’t polite, it’s roaring, angry, grateful, alive, and I watch her, my
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