Clara’s POV

Rebuilding had not been easy. It was not just about repairing walls and furniture, not just about hiring contractors to replace what was torn apart in the scandal. It was about putting myself back together my spirit, my voice, my determination. The invasion of my office had almost broken me. Those emails, that storm of humiliation, those endless nights where the world whispered that Damien Holt had burned me I had thought I would never stand again.

But here I was, months ...