Seducing My Ex's Father In Law

Chapter 754 Third-person POV The night air clawed at her skin, but the real chill came from within. Daisy sank down against the garden wall, phone clutching her hand, her whole body trembling. The bond flared suddenly, searing through her veins, and white- hot pain ripped across her chest and belly, making her gasp. Her nails clawed at her skin as the truth hit her-Noah was with someone else... again. The mark on her neck throbbed like fire, branding her inside and out. It wasn't just jealousy; it wasn't just rage... it was agony.

His betrayal was her punishment, forced through the bond until she could barely breathe. She pressed the phone to her ear, with shaking hands. In the long run, and then his voice slid in, smooth and cruel. "Noah..." she whispered, tears spilling hot down her cheeks. " Please. Please let me come to you. I can't-" "Why are you calling me?" He asked, his voice clipped. "Haven't I told you not to?" ---- "The pain..." she whispered, her voice hoarse. "It's too much. I did what you asked of me... I stole the gem for your sister. I did your bidding... every single time. I have nowhere to go...

no one to turn to. You are all I have left." His laugh cut her off; it was cruel and unnerving, sending a chill down Daisy's spine. "You feel it, don't you?" He murmured. "Every time I touch another woman. That's what you are to me, Daisy. A reminder of what I own. I don't owe you anything... It's me you serve, and you'll continue to do so until your dying breath." Her heart stuttered. "I... risked everything for you..." Her voice came out barely above a whisper. "Enough," his voice hardened, and with it, the bond constricted.

croaked, her face red from the lack of air. "Tell me," he ordered, his voice loud in her head. She clutched at her chest, trying to gain some relief, but found none. ---- "'m yours..." she finally said, her body sagging with defeat. "Again." The command snapped

and yet on a tight leash as well. He pulled her in, gave her the scraps she needed to survive, and then pushed her away once again, making her feel as if she was nothing. She suffered every single day

his bloodline. The Blackwells were all too powerful. The hold on her neck tightened, and she struggled to draw ina single breath. ---- "Say it," he demanded again, his tone darkening. "I'm yours," she gasped, the words pilling out, humiliating and raw. The bond loosened-not gone, never gone, but easing enough that she could take

had just run a marathon. "Good girl," Noah purred. "Now do as you're told, keep quiet. Keep useful, and maybe, if you're lucky, I'll let you sleep in my bed again." The line clicked dead. Daisy collapsed forward, shaking her shoulder, but even her tears felt hollow now. She wasn't his mate; she was