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Lana Reign Buena Ford took a deep breath, inhaling the fresh, and slightly chilly air through her nose. She smiled. She was alive and on her way to being divorced from her abusive husband.

Danny Buena Ford thought she was too afraid to actually do it. He thought he could keep her scared and under his thumb, but she had proven him wrong and she planned to stand her ground. He wasn’t going to bully her into changing her mind about the divorce. It was as good as done in her mind.

She turned to smile at the man walking beside her as they headed towards the stairs that would take them to her second-floor apartment.

“You look happy,” Xyrus said, leaning down to kiss her nose.

“I am happy. Thank you so much for everything. Without you, I could have never done this,” she said, climbing the stairs.

“I’m glad you agreed to take Laura’s help. She is an excellent attorney. Your asshole husband has met his match with her,” he grumbled.

She giggled softly as she nodded her head in agreem
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