Rebecca stormed out of the house like a hurricane, her heels slamming against the marble tiles with sharp, echoing clicks. Her mother’s voice chased after her down the grand hallway..cold, sharp, and unrelenting.

“Rebecca! You’re not leaving this house like that!”

But Rebecca didn’t stop. She didn’t even look back.

The words still rang in her ears—“Forget about Elias. I won’t let you destroy this family for a man who doesn’t want you.”

Her mother’s voice had always been the loudest in every room, the one that decided what was right, what was wrong, what was worth it. But not today. Not anymore.

Rebecca’s heart was pounding violently as she...