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Sienna stood tall. “Watch me.”

One Year Later
Three months later, Garrick pleaded guilty after federal investigators traced nine million dollars through false vendors. He received eleven years in prison. Miriam received six. His brother cooperated, but still served eighteen months.

Ashford Industries recovered most of the stolen money through seized assets and insurance. The junior accountant they had tried to frame received both an apology and a promotion.

Sienna declined Diana’s generous offer to work in compliance. She wanted a life that did not belong to Garrick.

With therapy, physical rehabilitation, and money from the divorce settlement, she opened a legal support center for victims trapped by powerful spouses. I donated the building anonymously.

Sienna figured it out immediately.

On opening morning, sunlight poured across the front windows. Sienna stood beside me without a sling, holding two cups of coffee.

“Were you scared that night?” she asked.

“Terrified.”

“You didn’t look terrified.”