Chapter 16

The formal sentencing hearing took place two weeks later in the same federal courtroom. The judge delivered a maximum sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, condemning Victoria's actions with scathing legal commentary.
"You weaponized the sacred bonds of marriage to commit a calculated act of domestic terror," the judge declared sternly before striking the final gavel. "May you spend your days reflecting on the life you attempted to destroy."
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Luca watched quietly from the gallery, knowing that the chapter was officially closed. He walked out of the courthouse into the warm autumn sunshine, breathing in the fresh air of absolute freedom.
The dark shadow of deception had been permanently erased from his world.