07/21/2026
She’d learned the hard way she couldn’t depend on anyone else.
She’d fought the hard battles, been knocked down more times than she could count and somehow, she always managed to find a way to survive.
She never had anyone there for her, so she stopped hoping for a knight in shining armor and started looking for her sword.
She didn’t need to be saved, rescued or fixed..
She just needed to do what she did best- keep going , keep smiling and keep rising.
It wasn’t easy- there were so many days that she wanted to quit, throw in the towel and give up..
But that wasn’t who she was or ever would be.
Her strength and courage was forged in those same fires that once tried to burn her down.
Not only did she emerge from the flames scarred but stronger, but she learned a resilience that an easy path would have never taught her.
She reminded herself often that she was strong because of the challenges and that she could overcome anything if she just kept fighting..
So she did.
Through the heartbreaks, the disappointments, even the sadness from saying goodbye to people.
The ones meant for her would always find a way to stay in her life, so she learned to let the others go and hold her people tightly.
And love?
She would just smile at the men full of ego and bravado and move on.
They weren’t there for her- they just sought to boost their own egos.
She would wait for the one who would be there, without expectation or demand, equal and loving..who knew she needed someone to run beside her, not try to tame her…
Because she didn’t need a man to make her whole…she was already happy and complete, just the way she was.
She knew how to fight her own battles, make her own choices and love herself the way she wanted..
And anyone that wanted to win her heart?
They didn’t need to bring a sword, armor or glorious words..
They just needed to be real
In her story, she was the hero…and that’s exactly how she planned to keep it.
A maiden forged in the flames and strong enough to stand alone.
She smiled.
Until she found one strong enough to stand beside her, she’d keep living life fully, loving her people passionately and rising high like she was meant to do.
But then, she was happy, just the way she was.
And in the end, that’s what mattered most.
Her happily ever after started and ended the way it was supposed to:
With her.
Strong, fierce and free.
|ravenwolf
