Months later,
Aaliya and Arhan married
not in secret,
but openly—
under the sky that once witnessed their pain.
Her father walked her down the aisle—
not because she needed him,
but because he had learned.
Her mother cried,
not with shame,
but with realization.
Rehan cheered for his sister.
Every wound became history.
Every barrier became growth.
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✨ EPILOGUE — The Girl Who Was Never Allowed to Love
Aaliya stood on her balcony one evening,
watching the city lights,
Arhan's hand in hers.
She remembered the tiny girl
who was afraid to speak.
And smiled at the woman
who now owned her voice.
She whispered,
"I was once the girl who wasn't allowed to love.
Now I am the woman who teaches others to."
Love didn't just give her happiness—
It gave her freedom.
And that was the true happy ending.
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