She had become the “trophy” Sayer had wanted, yet inside, she was still the girl he discarded.
Six months later, at Sayer and Maren’s wedding, chaos struck. Maren’s true manipulations were revealed—she had been playing Sayer for months. In a moment of absurdity, Sayer’s mother suggested Larkin step in as the bride.
But Larkin saw through it: she was never valued for herself, only as a placeholder. She refused.
Later, Sayer showed up at her door, desperate to rewrite the story. But Larkin had already changed. The transformation that mattered wasn’t her body—it was her understanding that she never needed to shrink herself for someone else.
She turned him away, finally standing firm in her own worth. The wedding chaos had delivered more than karma—it delivered clarity. Larkin wasn’t a backup plan. She was enough. Always had been.