“You watched your child drown.”
His face crumbled.
“Wait—please—”
“Remove them,” I said.
Security moved in.
Screaming. Begging. Threats.
All ignored.
They were escorted out.
Gone.
Chapter 5: A Different Life
That night, I stood on the balcony, watching them disappear beyond the gates.
Small.
Insignificant.
My lawyer confirmed everything—divorce, custody, charges.
It was over.
Later, Leo sat beside me, eating ice cream.
“Are they coming back?” he asked.
I pulled him close.
“No,” I said.
“Why?”
“Because we don’t let people like that stay in our lives.”
He nodded slowly.
“Is this our place?”
I smiled.
“Yes.”
“And you’re safe here.”
Chapter 6: One Year Later
A year passed.
The resort thrived.
Leo grew stronger—confident, fearless in the water.
And me?
I finally understood something simple:
I had never been small.
I had just been surrounded by people who needed me to be.
One evening, walking through the resort, I saw a woman being scolded by her husband.
I turned to Victor.
“Upgrade her,” I said.
“And him?”
I glanced back.
“If he crosses the line again,” I said, “show him the exit.”
Because in my world now—
