Chapter 4: Rebuilding What Was Broken
Weeks passed.
The trial began.
Evidence stacked higher than lies could cover.
Witnesses spoke.
Friends who once laughed… now testified.
Neighbors who heard arguments… now confirmed patterns.
And Valeria…
She stood in court.
Not as a victim.
But as a voice.
“He didn’t just hit me,” she said steadily. “He erased me.”
The courtroom fell silent.
Julián avoided her gaze.
Ofelia sat rigid, her pride shattered beyond repair.
The verdict came swiftly.
Guilty.
On all counts.
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As the judge spoke, Valeria exhaled a breath she didn’t know she had been holding for a year.
Freedom.
