2026-05-22 00:00:17In his penthouse, Neo watched the surveillance feed from Alina's room.
Watched her close her laptop. Grab her jacket. Leave.'She's starting to figure it out. Getting too close.'He should've felt worried.Instead, he felt—Amused.'Let her figure it out. What's she going to do? Tell people her dead husband is actually alive and destroying her family? Nobody would believe her.''She has no proof. No connections. No resources.'
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The Anonymous Delivery
Meanwhile. March 1st. 9:47 AM EST. New York.FBI field office. Manhattan.Special Agent Katherine Javier sat at her desk. Coffee in hand. Going through morning mail.Most of it routine. Reports. Memos. Junk.But then—A package. Plain. No return address. Just a label: [URGENT - EVIDENCE OF ATTEMPTED MURDER AND CONSPIRACY]Javier frowned. Opened it carefully.Inside: USB drive. Letter.She read the letter first.[To Whom It May Concern:Enclosed is evidence of criminal conspiracy, attempted murder, and insurance fraud committed by Douglas Carver, Cassandra Carver, Mark Carver, and Alina Carver-Von.The evidence includes:- Audio recordings of conspiracy to commit murder- Financial documentation of fraudulent insurance claims- Communications between Mark Carver and hired assassins- Video evidence of Alina Carver-Von's knowledge and celebration of victim's death
The Honeymoon Departure
February 28th. 11:47 PM.The honeymoon suite. Luxury hotel in Manhattan.Neo and Lyra collapsed on the bed. Still in wedding clothes. Exhausted. Happy."That was—that was incredible," Lyra said."It was a lot. Two hundred people. The speeches. The dancing. All of it.""But good?""Yeah. Really good. Better than I expected."They lay there. Comfortable silence.Then Lyra sat up. "We should pack. Our flight's at nine AM.""Flight to where?""Secret honeymoon location. I told you. No work. No phones. No distractions. Just us.""For how long?""Two weeks. Adam's handling the company. I set up an auto-responder. We're completely off-grid."Neo felt something tighten in his chest. "Two weeks. That's—that's a long time to be disconnected.""That's the point. You need to let go. Actually let go. No monitoring. No surveillance. No—whatever you've been doing for two ye
The Wedding Day (II)
When they finally broke apart, Neo turned to face everyone.Two hundred and seven people. All celebrating. All happy for them.'This is real. This is actually real. I'm married. To Lyra. And all these people—they're here. They care. They're celebrating us.''When did I stop being alone? When did I start having—family?'Adam raised his voice. "Ladies and gentlemen—Mr. and Mrs. Ames!"More cheering.Neo and Lyra walked back down the aisle. Hand in hand. Married.'I did it. I actually did it. I chose love over revenge. Life over death. Building over destroying.''And it feels—it feels right. Really right.'–––––––––––The reception was in a massive tent. White fabric. String lights. Elegant.Way more elaborate than Neo had planned."Did you—did you do all this?" he asked Lyra."The employees helped. They wanted to celebrate properly. I couldn't say no."
The Wedding Day (I)
February 28th. 11:23 AM.Neo stood in the preparation room. Hands shaking. Tie crooked.Adam appeared. Fixed the tie without asking."You good?""No. I'm terrified. Two hundred people are out there. What if someone—what if they figure out—""They won't. They're here to celebrate. Not investigate. Breathe."Neo tried. Failed.'Two hundred and seven people. Ames Digital employees. Lyra's friends. All of them watching me. Looking at me. What if someone sees Noam instead of Neo? What if—'"Sir." Adam's voice cut through the spiral. "Look at me."Neo looked."You've survived worse than a wedding. You've built a sixty-five billion dollar company. You've outsmarted your enemies. You've earned this moment. Now stop panicking and go marry the woman you love.""When did you get ordained?"Adam grinned. "Last month. Online course. Surprise. I'm officiating your wedding.""What?"
Wedding Eve
Around 10 PM, the dinner ended. People leaving. Saying goodbye. Excited for the wedding.Finally it was just Neo, Lyra, and Adam."That was beautiful," Lyra said. "The speech. The dinner. All of it.""Glad you think so," Adam said. "I've been working on that speech for weeks. Wanted to get it right.""You did. More than right."Adam looked at Neo. "You okay? You seemed emotional.""Yeah. I'm—I'm good. Just—processing. Two years of being nobody. Of hiding. Of keeping everyone at distance. And now—now I have this. People who care. Who celebrate. Who—who see me.""You always had us. You just weren't ready to let us in.""Yeah. You're right. But I'm ready now. Or—or I'm trying to be.""That's all anyone can ask."They stood at the door. Cold February air."Two days," Adam said. "Then you're married. Then—then it's all different. Good different. But different.""I'm ready. I think.
The Rehearsal Dinner
"Yeah. I am. For the first time in—I don't know. Years maybe. I'm actually happy.""Then that's all that matters. Neo might be mysterious and complicated and whatever. But if he makes you happy—if he's good to you—then he's good enough for us.""Thank you. That—that means a lot."They hugged.Lyra left. Took a cab home.Found Neo on the couch. Going over seating charts."How was it?" he asked."Good. They interrogated me about you. I defended your honor. Vaguely.""What did you tell them?""That you're complicated but good. Wounded but healing. That you make me happy."Neo set the charts down. "Do I? Make you happy?""Yeah. You do. More than I thought possible.""Good. Because you make me happy too. And that's—that's new. Really new."Lyra sat beside him. "Three days. We're getting married in three days.""I know. Are you nervous?""A little. But mos
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