Loved You Once But He's My Forever

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Chapter 396 Easily Deceived.

I raised my hand and brought the knife down with all my strength.

At the same time, he moved. But instead of hitting him the blade struck a moth.

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The sharp edge sliced through the insect's wings, and the rest of its body fluttered, struggling helplessly.

It felt like a reflection of my own fate-fighting against what I couldn't change.

I glanced up at him. "Sorry, I thought it was a cockroach. You really startled me."

For a moment, a flash of something cold crossed his face, but it was gone almost immediately. I could feel the chill of fear still gripping me.

He had been testing me, hadn't he?

If I'd gone through with it, if I'd tried to strike him, he would've overpowered me in an instant. It would've completely contradicted everything I had told him about staying. What would've happened if he'd called me out on my lie?

Would I end up like Whitney, locked up and forgotten?

I managed to keep my composure in that moment. If I tried to kill him, I had no chance of winning. Not without the proper training.

Even the angle of the knife wouldn't have been enough to do any real harm.

The risks were too high. I had to change my approach.

That had been a close call.

"You're scared of cockroaches?" he asked, taking the knife from my hand and twirling it casually between. his fingers. The sound of the blade scraping against his skin made my heart skip.

"Who isn't? Snakes, cockroaches, and slugs," I replied, forcing a smile as I tried to ignore the unease creeping up my spine.

He tucked the knife away and patted my head lightly. Sorry about that. Didn't mean to scare you.

"Scare me? I keep having dreams of snakes chasing me I said, trying to act frustrated, though I wasn't sure it was convincing. Then, without warning, he pulled me into his arms. I froze, unsure of what was happening. Was this another test?

But then he said, "How about I take you away from here

Tblinked, caught off guard by his words. Was he serious

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it was

"Really?"

already made your offering to my family. We

not making me into

gentle tap. "I can do it anywhere. Sculpting stone

the start, he had been

"Where are we going?"

I thought better of it. But you have to promise me something. You have to stay by my

lightly against my cheek. "Chloe,

she finds out you're still alive, she will kill you. Even I won't be able to stop her then. You're smart-you know what you need

actually letting

face, just catching

""I understand."

Chloe. I think I'm starting to like

way Taylor had looked at Whitney. There was no romantic interest. It was more like

because I had stayed with him to wait out the

love or desire-it was a mix of gratitude, appreciation, and some other tangled

for me weren't about

was about to marry a man like

be in

go back?" I

sea's too rough tonight. We'll leave

"Okay."

him seriously. "Do you have anything

"Yeah, I'll make something

on an apron and headed to the kitchen. I said, remember the first time we met, you

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moving. Now look at you. You've grown up

you,

get closer to him. Maybe he'd be the key to helping me turn things

"You remember that?"

it. But what about your mom? You never talk

slicing vegetables stopped for a moment. "She... wasn't a good

explain why Amber wanted to kill me? She's not even part of the Carlyns. Why would she hate

a dry, bitter laugh. "Maybe she's

connection with Amber was off. Every time he mentioned her, it was always with that distant that person' tone.

do was hope that when we returned, more

was finally given a hot meal.

sorry. I didn't realize you were

I glared at him.