"No," Grace said immediately.
"You did what was necessary. Jamie would never have let me go peacefully. Luke would never have stopped trying to use me as leverage or control. Destroying that structure was the only way forward, even though the cost was terrible."
She looked back toward the quarters where Luke sat in his traumatized silence.
"But now I'm watching you prepare to build something new. Multiple partnerships, strategic alliances, and children born from calculation rather than affection. And I'm worried you're about to create a different kind of lie—a family structure that looks functional but lacks the genuine connection that makes family meaningful."
Jorghan leaned against the railing, considering her words.
