Mirabel's pen scratched out the words, her hand moving with a newfound sense of liberation.
"I was just a child when my mother left me, abandoned and alone. My father waas absent, both physically and emotionally. He didn't raise me, I raised myself, navigating the dark waters of childhood and adolescence without a guiding hand.
"I learned to rely only on myself, to trust no one, and to never let anyone in. The scars of my past run deep, a latticework of pain and betrayal that I thought would never heal.
"I thought I had found love with Andrew, but his infidelity proved that I was wrong, again. And then, in a moment of weakness, I made the mistake that would haunt me forever - I slept with my ex-father, Doctor John. The shame and guilt are a constant reminder of my unworthiness, a burden
