It wasn’t clean.
But it was real.
I stepped closer.
“This doesn’t fix the past,” I said.
“I know,” he replied.
“Then why?”
He met my eyes.
“Because I don’t want to live a life I didn’t choose anymore.”
For the first time, there was honesty between us.
No promises.
No guarantees.
Just… possibility.
Behind us, the wedding crumbled.
Don Alejandro watched, powerless.