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 be this

to rewrite fate. Zoey was willing to take the hit for me to

who deserved death were Amber and the

resentment engulfed me, spreading through every corner of

something. I couldn't just let others shield me

from the moment of my death

Aside from the

first step was to relocate the Sanders and question Grandma about the truth

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

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

kind of entanglement did Carter's mother

Whitney's chip was hidden and remove it safely before Taylor had a chance to detonate

the table, these thoughts raced through my mind. I couldn't

care of

doctor to check your throat later,"

returned after seeing

off

demeanor had steadied significantly. The wild, forlorn look from the night before

concern

stays safe. Don't

If

vel.

in Jaford, and they're more afraid of drawing unwanted attention than we are. Zoey's identity makes her the

patted my head. "Don't be afraid, Chloe. I'll always stand

matter whose blood

my veins, I'll

swneverne

as my

"You're not dirty. You're purer

said, picking up the trash

serene calm, but I knew it

we would

stifled, I stepped outside for some