Lysandra shatters her leg dragging Garrick out of danger, and he repays her by believing every lie his mistress whispers about her. Branded a schemer in her own home, she is humiliated, isolated, and slowly ground down by the man she nearly died for.
When Juliano offers her a hand, Lysandra stops explaining herself and starts building. She claws back her name, her work, and her standing, one quiet move at a time, while Garrick's empire starts to tilt. By the time he understands what he threw away, she is standing somewhere he cannot reach — and the choice she makes next is hers alone.
