Before Rodrigo was taken away, she asked to speak. She handed a manila envelope to the court clerk.
“Your Honor, I simply want to put this final document on record for the definitive custody.”
The judge opened the envelope, read the paper, and raised his eyebrows in surprise. Then he looked at Rodrigo with disgust.
“DNA results certified by the state laboratory. Mr. Rodrigo Salazar has no biological connection to the two children. The biological father is Mr. Alejandro Villarreal, who is present here.”
The impact was brutal. Rodrigo fell to his knees. His mind collapsed. Everything he had done—the plan, the staged murder, the robbery—had been for two children who weren’t even his own. Alma had played her trump card. She had been with Alejandro long before, trapped in a marriage where she was threatened with de:ath if she left, and she had planned to save her children in the only way she knew how.
They put Rodrigo in handcuffs and dragged him down the hallway as he screamed like a wounded animal. Valeria wept hysterically, handcuffed to a bench. They had lost everything. Their lives were over, buried forever in a cell at the North Prison.
Alma left the courthouse and walked toward the main plaza. The Mexico City sun beat down on her face. Outside, next to the armored SUV, Alejandro was waiting for her. In his arms, he held the two little twins. They were safe. They were alive.
She approached slowly, took her little girl in her arms, and kissed her forehead, feeling the warmth of her skin. Then she looked at Alejandro and, for the first time in years, a genuine, peaceful smile lit up her face.
“We won,” she whispered.
Alexander gently stroked her cheek and shook his head.
“No, my queen. Life has only just begun.”
Alma understood. That nightmare had ended, not with petty revenge, but with implacable justice. They walked together toward the truck, leaving behind the ruins of those who had tried to destroy them. Because sometimes, de:ath isn’t the end of the story. Sometimes, it’s just the glorious and perfect beginning of the punishment traitors deserve.
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