008 Dragon Blood

Scarlett’s POV

Sitting on the cold floor, I realize I made my judgment too early.

I thought my life used to be a living hell. How wrong was I. Though everyone treated me horribly, never did they lay a finger on me.ter all, I was the precious blood vessel for the fragile Ava. They couldn’t afford to lose me.

But not anymore.

I palm my face, looking up slowly at the man I once called father, only to realize the coldness in his eyes: I’m still the blood vessel, just not “precious” anymore. I’m now a nice to have.

After all, Ava is all but healed now.

They won’t toss me away because I might still have value What do they have to lose if I don’t get my chance of a normal life?

For that slight “might“, I can’t have my freedom. I’m not allowed to leave the city and have my own They don’t care if my heart would be broken a million times every day here, seeing Sebastian with They don’t care that I might also need love, from somewhere, anywhere

afford to physically hurt

dart my disbelieving eyes to “Mom“, to the woman that I once thought might have spared just a little love in her

every time when Jack forced me to give

“Mom, please, answer me.”

hurt yourself. Say that you told Jack to not lure me back. Say that there is a shred of love in your heart for me, that even though you need my blood for your beloved daughter, you also wanted

lie to

to fucking stop talking to her Jack Fuller charges at me again, like an

surprise, Sebastian blocks

towers over Jack’s beer belly, “Whatever this is about, you can use your words instead

not too surprised. He is the perfect prince charming. Even for a despicable me, he will stand up for.

What a mistake.

Can’t get to me, Jack shouts at me through Sebastian, “Don’t you have no shame, you ungrateful brat! She loves you and you are hurting her heart with that

I used to believe I let out a laugh, mocking the naive,

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a horrified cry, and Jack dashes over to

me with detest in his eyes. “I’m the one who you are upset with. We can

a home anymore, Sebastian. I built one for us, and

And today, I lost the last person in the family I thought that had shed love on me, no matter how

look at his condescending offer, like the knight in his shining armor

the damsel he

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