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

they can afford to physically

eyes to “Mom“, to the woman that I once thought might have spared just a little love in her heart for me even

just covers her face with her palm and sobs, just like every time when Jack forced me to give blood to Ava to

“Mom, please, answer me.”

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,

lie to me

to fucking stop talking to her Jack Fuller

surprise, Sebastian

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

perfect prince charming. Even for a despicable me, he will stand up for.

What a mistake.

you hurt your mom like this? Can’t get to me, Jack shouts at me through Sebastian, “Don’t you have no shame, you ungrateful

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

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horrified cry, and Jack dashes over to take her into his

me, holding his hand out for me with detest in his

bitterly. We don’t have a home anymore, Sebastian. I built one for us, and

the last person in the family I thought that had

at his condescending offer, like the knight in his

the damsel

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