Loved You Once But He's My Forever

Chapter 450 Burn the Carlyns' Ancestor's Grave

Everything unfolded so suddenly that it felt like my brain short-circuited. What was happening?

In the split second I saw two of my closest loved ones die, Wisteria launched her attack on me, only for Carter to step in at the last moment, saving me. My eyes widened in shock, and I shook uncontrollably in his arms.

I wanted to speak, to act in some way.

But when overwhelmed by intense fear, stress, or emotion, you often freeze. You lose control and sometimes even the ability to speak.

All I could do was gaze up at him, my lips trembling as I barely managed to whisper, "Blood..."

He held me softly, his voice low and comforting as he whispered back, "Chloe, I'm here this time."

In my past life, I was alone and vulnerable, left to face the attack on my own. But this time, Carter was here, protecting me from Wisteria's blade. What was happening? Why was this still unfolding despite me destroying the Stone of Duality?

What the hell was Carter doing?

"Carter."

Tears poured down my face uncontrollably. I didn't want to cry. I would've preferred to have been the one stabbed instead.

Sensing the intensity of my fear and trembling, Carter tightened his hold and murmured soothingly, "Don't worry. I know what I'm doing."

That one sentence made everything click.

Was this part of his plan all along?

Wisteria, clearly not expecting Carter to intervene, was still a vicious, unstable woman.

Without a second thought, she pulled out her dagger and rushed toward Carter. "Carter, you and Chloe will die together!"

With swift precision, Carter spun around, pulling me with him as he kicked Wisteria away.

She had lost her opportunity.

Dominic, still grappling with the grief of Grandma's death, turned just in time to witness the scene.

Everything had gone according to his plan-except for Wisteria. She had broken free of all control.

She was bent on destruction.

"Wisteria, what the hell are you doing? Didn't I tell you not to harm Chloe?" Dominic's voice was filled with rage.

too soft! The Sanders deserve to perish, right? Isn't that what you said? But now, because of your son, you let Anna go, and because of a woman, you spare Chloe. You've changed!" Wisteria spat with fiery hatred. Carter, his own injuries

he was about to do. This was the first time I'd ever seen Carter with a

covered my eyes with

I heard the sharp sound of

Had he hit her?

in her side, though it wasn't

the ground,

the waves crashing below her, she

I'll haunt you in every life, and you will die at my hands over

more, the shot hitting Wisteria, and she

"Wisteria!"

face paled as he saw her fall. She was part of the Carlyn bloodline, and he couldn't bear to

satisfaction of the Sander family's fall when

cliffside or drowned in the

striking figure in wine-red stormed in, slapping Dominic

"You lying

she appeared, replaced by guilt. "Honey,

about wanting to die... you lied about everything!" Amber hammered her fists against his

her into his arms. "No

quickly said, "Aunt

his back, but thankfully, it hadn't gone too deep, though I couldn't tell if it had damaged

Carlyns' territory. I needed to use Amber's influence

injury. She spun to Dominic, her anger flaring. "What are you standing there for? Hurry and treat Carter If anything happens

Buy

palpable, and it was

if fate had balanced the

stopped

he and knew the truth

of Duality's failed exchange

he was injured Amber would have caught

Dominic had let me go. Carter took the

It fulfilled the prophecy.

that could harm me

GUMS

he'd

would have to protect

I buried my face

"Don't cry. It hurts to see