Chapter 10 - A New Dawn
The sun broke through the clouds over the city skyline, casting a brilliant golden light across my office. Security gently escorted Ethan out of the building, closing the heavy glass doors behind him once and for all.
I walked over to the floor-to-ceiling window, looking out over the sprawling metropolis below. The penthouse was gone, the toxic marriage was gone, and the heavy burden of trying to earn the love of a man incapable of giving it was nothing more than a distant memory.
I placed my hand gently against the cool glass, breathing in the deep, untethered air of complete independence. I hadn't just survived the betrayal; I had risen from its ashes. The empire was mine, my heart was healed, and my story was entirely my own to write.
