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Months later, everything had changed.
Daniel was in prison.
Vanessa had vanished.
The company was under new leadership.
In a high-rise office, Victoria stood by the window, looking out over the city.
Her children played nearby, laughing.
She smiled softly.
Not victory.
Survival.
One of them walked over.
“Mom… did you win?”
She pulled him close.
And whispered:
“No, sweetheart…”
“We’re just getting started.”
I do not look back after the hotel vanishes behind the bend of the coastal road. The Gulf Shores night slides past the …
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