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.”

happiness in her voice, “That was him? What did

With Mr. Fuller? Yes.

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

usual, Aurora spares mind to comfort me. Well, I guess for

“I…thanks.”

“I hope so”. Because if mom is not hurt, then it means the only person in the family

beloved wife, he wouldn’t just throw me a sentence. He

pieces out to the remote road between the airport and the city. Between

never get my freedom. I’m the blood vessel to my “family”, making leaving something I can never have. I actually thought I could, because Ava is supposed to be cured now,

naive

Mom, I’m sorry but

hope you really are injured, so that I don’t have to lose

to Ava’s fancily decorated welcome home party filled with a happy crowd, I know my wish was

was at the airport, hence the

one word and I would have stayed for him, to be the blood vessel for his love, but even such a small thing he

Knight, good for

in the city. One that I used to call

pool, I see Sebastian. Black suits ironed straight, with his leather shoes at a safe distance from the crazy kids in the water. He sits under the umbrella, a drink

me, and he frowns and looks

lobby, and immediately Alfred approaches: “Miss Scarlett, Mr. Fuller is waiting for you in his

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