Chapter 48: Behind him

Serena couldn’t keep her eyes off her phone.

Notifications rolled in, one after another, some congratulating her, some apologizing, others expressing shock or shame.

It was all surreal. Just months ago, she had felt cornered, gaslit by the entire world. Now, those same people were singing a different tune.

Her heart thudded with disbelief and a growing sense of triumph.

She was free.

Finally, afte