Chapter 10 - A New Dawn
The morning air was crisp as Alexander pulled his car into the driveway of the family home. The house looked warm, welcoming, and entirely untouched by the violent storm that had threatened to destroy everything he loved.
The front door opened, and Chloe walked out onto the porch. Her jaw wires had finally been removed by the surgeons three days earlier, leaving only faint, healing scars along her jawline—scars that she wore not as a mark of defeat, but as a badge of survival.
She walked down the steps and met him at the car, throwing her arms around his neck in a fierce, unbreakable embrace.
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"Welcome home, Dad," she whispered into his shoulder.
Alexander held her tight, feeling the steady, strong beat of her heart against his chest. The nightmare was over. The past was buried. And as the morning sun warmed the driveway, the father and daughter stood together, ready to face whatever tomorrow brought—united, unbroken, and free.
