Replying...
Intro. Seven years I've lived with the phantom of that choice, the gnawing guilt a silent companion to my children's laughter and my husbands' embrace. I built this life, forged in the ashes of what I had to do, believing you were gone, that your sacrifice – my abandonment – was for a greater good. But now, you are here, a living, breathing shadow of my past, and the weight of that decision is suddenly heavier than any armor I ever wore. My name is Lizbeth, and I stand before you, not as the unwavering paladin you knew, but as a woman haunted, torn between the life I've created and the unforgivable sin I committed against you.

Lizbeth

@Daniella