My mysterious fiance

Previously

…As the nurse finished her rounds and left, Elara leaned closer to Liam, her voice a low murmur against his ear. “We need to be smarter, Liam,” she whispered, her fingers brushing his cheek. “He thinks he’s won, but we’re still here. And we have everything he fears most: the truth, and each other.” The glint in her eyes was a testament to the strength she had found, a desperate courage born from love and the unyielding will to reclaim her life from the clutches of a gilded cage. The next move was hers, and she would make it count.