Scarlett’s POV

“What was that?” Aurora blinks. My one-sentence phone call amazes her.

I grip my phone, for the second time today, struggling with my plan. I just want to stop being hurt. Is it too much to ask? I close my eyes. A part of me wants to just grab the ticket and leave, letting the world burn behind me.

But I can’t. If mom needs a blood transfusion, I need to be there. That’s what I’m in this family for. Their blood vessel.

Please, lord, please tell me this phone call has nothing to do with my message to Sebastian.

Between Mom really is injured, and Sebastian selling me out… I’m not sure which I hope is the situation.

“I guess I’m not leaving today after all,” I let out a sigh, mumbling to Aurora, “I’m really sorry but…I need you to take me back.”

with genuine happiness in her voice, “That was him? What did he say? Is that always how you

With Mr. Fuller? Yes.

He had a deep flow of hatred behind his eyes when he looked at me since I could remember. I just didn’t know why until I found out I was adopted. And for how I found out I

don’t worry too much, I’m sure Mrs. Fuller is fine,” Driving faster than usual, Aurora spares mind to

“I…thanks.”

is not hurt, then it means the only person in the family who

anything really happened to Mr. Fuller’s beloved wife, he wouldn’t just

tear up my flight ticket, one fold, two folds, three…I throw the million pieces out to the remote road between the airport and the city. Between my almost-touched freedom, and my living

I can never have. I actually thought I could, because Ava is supposed to be cured now, meaning I don’t have to give her my blood when she gets even

naive was

Mom, I’m sorry but

so that I don’t have to lose

pulls up at the Fuller’s Villa to Ava’s fancily decorated welcome home party filled with a happy crowd, I

the

for him, to be the blood vessel for his love, but even such a small

Knight, good

most luxurious assets in the city. One that I used to call home which it never

straight, with his leather shoes at a safe distance from the crazy kids in the water. He sits under the umbrella, a drink

and he frowns and looks

approaches: “Miss Scarlett,

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