Chapter 24 - 24

When I stepped through the threshold of my new home, the silence felt like a physical weight. The first thing I did was reach for my phone to call my fiancé. This was supposed to be my dream, a way to finally take control of my destiny, but I felt like a stranger in my own skin. I was not used to this lifestyle. How was I supposed to act? How was I supposed to navigate a marriage to the very man who had rejected my mother? Despite the confusion, my resolve remained firm. I was going to reclaim everything that belonged to me.