My mysterious fiance

Previously

…Liam’s thumb traced circles on the back of her hand. “Now,” he said, his eyes meeting hers, full of warmth and a promise of a future she could finally choose for herself. “Now, we build something new. Something real. Whatever you want, Elara. Whatever you decide.” A sense of peace settled over her, a quiet joy that bloomed in the sterile white room. The past was a shadow, but the future, for the first time, felt bright, unwritten, and entirely her own. She was no longer Elara Vance, the innocent girl swept away by a dangerous man. She was Elara, a survivor, a woman who had faced her demons and emerged stronger, ready to embrace the dawn of a new day, with Liam by her side.