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Noah made a small, terrified sound behind me.
Ethan took a step forward. I took one back.
“If you walk out…”
“Don’t threaten me.”
And then I did what I never imagined: I grabbed my son’s hand and walked out of my own wedding.
The parking lot air felt like reality.
My dress dragged through gravel. People called after me.
I didn’t turn around.
Noah was shaking so hard I could feel it through his hand.
When we got in the car, I locked the doors with a click that sounded like safety.
I sat there gripping the steering wheel, trying not to throw up.
Then I sobbed because I wasn’t crying about the wedding.
I was crying because my son had carried a horror story inside him, and he chose to save me.
At home, I made Noah hot chocolate, and we sat on the couch while he told me everything.
Names. Timeline.
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