Page 207 of Broken Destiny

“Forgiveness is the only way to break that chain and allow ourselves to move forward.”

I took a slow breath.

“I forgive you, Eleanor.”

The words felt heavy… but freeing.

Her lips trembled.

I squeezed her arms gently.

“But you need to forgive yourself too.”

For a second, she simply stared at me.

Then her composure shattered completely.

She wrapped her arms around me and sobbed uncontrollably.

“I’m so sorry,” she cried. “I’m so sorry.”

Movement behind us drew my attention.

I turned slightly and saw Caleb standing in the doorway with the rest of his family gathered beside him.

Their expressions softened, filled with relief and quiet hope, as they watched us embrace.

And in that moment, surrounded by the family that had once been torn apart by secrets, grief, and resentment, I understood something simple but powerful.

Forgiveness does not erase the past.

But it allows the future to begin.

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JIYA

Three months later, the children and I moved back to Vancouver into a new home with Caleb on Point Grey Road.

Even now, the words still felt surreal in my mind.

Our home.

We chose the house together, moving from room to room discussing colours, furniture, and all the small details that slowly transformed it into something that belonged to us.

Lucas claimed his bedroom immediately, while Emma ran laughing through the hallways with Mia tucked beneath one arm and Geeta close behind her.

Watching them adjust to this new chapter of our lives filled me with a quiet sense of peace I had not felt in years.

I kept the house in Cowichan Bay.

I knew I would never sell it.

It meant too much to me—far more than bricks and walls could ever explain.

History lived inside it.

Emma had taken her first steps there. Lucas had grown up there.Every room still carried echoes of laughter, grief, healing, and survival.