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As the plane lifted into the sky, the first golden rays of sunrise breaking over the horizon, I made a quiet, determined promise to myself.
I would find happiness again.
And this time, it would not depend on anyone else. Not Caleb. Not Marina. Not a single person who had tried to define my worth.
This time, I would build my own life—on my own terms.
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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