The house wasn’t theirs.
It was mine.
And legally—
Maya’s.
I watched the truth destroy them piece by piece.
Claire’s fiancé took off his ring.
Guests started leaving.
My mother tried to argue.
I didn’t listen.
Security came.
Forty-two minutes later—
They were gone.
Just like that.
The house fell silent.
For the first time in five years—
It felt like mine again.
I turned to Maya.
“We don’t have to stay here tonight,” I said.
She looked around slowly.
“Can we… stay?” she whispered.
“Anywhere you want,” I said.
That night, we didn’t touch the master bedroom.
Ethan slept beside me.
Maya took a long shower.
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