Months later, on a quiet afternoon, Daniel Reed sat on the floor building blocks with my three healthy children.
“Would you build a future with me?” he asked gently.
“Yes,” I said.
We married in a small garden ceremony in Evanston, surrounded by those who stayed when everything fell apart.
In a distant office tower, Adrian Brooks watched another executive receive the Business Leader of the Year award.
He believed power was protection.
I learned that dignity is stronger than dominance.
And that was justice enough.
