“I Hope One Day You’ll Understand That Love Doesn’t Follow Rules.” — My Husband Left Me Without a Word, Married My Own Mother in a Lavish Vineyard Wedding, and Smiled at Me From the Altar… Unaware That the Gift Waiting at Their Table Had Already Taken Everything Back

I pulled over at an overlook and watched the horizon darken, feeling something close to peace settle into my bones. For the first time in a long while, I wasn’t defined by what had been taken from me. I was defined by what I had chosen to reclaim.

And that, finally, was enough.