Loved You Once But He's My Forever

Chapter 413 Found His Stone of Duality

I knew I shouldn't be so pessimistic, always thinking of the worst-case scenarios.

Zoey would be fine. She had to be fine.

But no matter how much I tried to comfort myself, the image of that snowy night when Silas drove a knife into me kept replaying in my mind. Back then, I never imagined something like that could happen.

The door creaked open, and Harlan stepped out, glancing around. "Where's Janice?"

"She went back," Carter replied.

"Back? That woman left me again!" Harlan stomped his foot in anger.

Perhaps he sensed Zoey's change and was growing uneasy.

Without saying more, he rushed off, and Carter followed him.

Left alone, I stared at the leftovers from last night's takeout on the table.

Zoey's words replayed in my mind.

"May you guys live long and happy lives."

She had already prepared herself to face death.

Knowing full well the danger ahead, she still chose to walk into the lion's den. She wanted to eliminate all the threats for me.

My fists clenched tightly and the nails dug into my palms until I felt a sharp pain.

A storm of hatred brewed in my heart.

Why was the world so unfair?

The wicked roamed free, living comfortably, while the good suffered and died young.

Whitney was still trapped in her nightmare, and I had narrowly escaped death at Amber's hands.

wasn't supposed to

willing to take the hit

death were Amber and the

spreading through

just let others shield me

reviewing every detail from the moment of my death up until

Sanders residence was rigged with bombs. Aside from the

relocate the Sanders and question Grandma about the

needed to uncover the true story of Carter's biological mother. Who

refuse to call Amber "mom," yet Amber showed such kindness to

entanglement did Carter's mother have with

chip was hidden and remove

table, these thoughts raced through my mind. I couldn't allow myself to

of

to check your throat later,"

returned after

off

The wild, forlorn look from

my concern for Zoey,

sure Zoey stays safe. Don't worry too much. Everyone

If anything

vel.

them immediately. Their base is likely in Jaford, and they're more afraid of drawing unwanted attention than we are. Zoey's identity makes her the least likely to raise suspicion-she might actually pull off

table, then gently patted my head.

matter whose

my veins, I'll

swneverne

as

gestured to him, "You're not dirty. You're purer

said, picking up

into a serene calm, but I knew

way or another, we would face off against

stifled, I stepped outside for some