Chapter 9 - The Last Ghost of North HarborSix months after the wedding, one final threat appeared.
A former member of the North Harbor Circle claimed Roman was still secretly controlling the organization.
The allegation threatened everything.
Roman was investigated again.
Clare stood beside him.
Evidence eventually revealed the accuser had been paid by a rival corporation.
But the investigation forced Roman to confront his past.
He visited his father's grave.
Clare stood beside him.
“You never visit.”
“I didn't know what to say.”
“What do you want to say now?”
Roman looked at the stone.
“You taught me that power was everything.”
He paused.
“You were wrong.”
Clare took his hand.
Roman continued.
“I found something better.”
He looked at her.
“I found someone who makes me want to become better.”
They walked away together.
The final legal battle ended.
Roman was completely cleared.
The last North Harbor assets were donated.
The DeLuca name no longer represented fear.
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It represented rebuilding.
And Clare's shop became a symbol of second chances.
