Ashley’s POV
The air felt different after everything that had happened.
For years, I had lived with a weight on my chest a crushing sense of injustice, betrayal, and pain. Now? That weight was gone. Levi was dead. Kelly was sold, never to return.
I should have felt relief.
And in some ways, I did.
But deep down, I knew this was only the beginning.
I wasn’t just a woman seeking revenge anymore.
I was the queen of a mafia king.
And that came with a price.
A New Beginning
Caden’s mansion felt different now. It's less like a prison. It's more like home.
I sat on the balcony, a glass of wine in my hand, watching the city lights stretch beyond the horizon. The world felt bigger now that I had nothing chaining me to the past.
I wasn’t Ashley Brown, the betrayed wife anymore.
I was As
