To be continued in Part 3… The dangerous plan we had to execute.
Six months later, with the help of a secret federal task force, we delivered the evidence that brought down Karl’s entire family empire.
His father and several uncles were arrested in a massive raid. The empire collapsed.
Karl (Marcus) entered witness protection with me. We got new identities, a new home, and finally — a real chance at the life we always wanted.
On the one-year anniversary of our “wedding,” we had a small, quiet ceremony — just the two of us.
He held me close and whispered:
“I died once to protect you. I would do it a thousand times again.”
We still look over our shoulders sometimes. The past never fully disappears.
But we are together.
And that is worth every single scar.
