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.

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 forgotten, stared at Wisteria with pure loathing.

what he was about to do. This was the first

covered my eyes with one hand. "Chloe, don't

the sharp sound of a gunshot.

Had he hit her?

a bullet wound in her side, though it wasn't fatal. Carter fired again, and again.

ground, missing

cliff, the waves crashing below her, she struggled to get up, glaring at me

become a vengeful spirit, I'll haunt you in every life, and you

the shot hitting Wisteria,

"Wisteria!"

her fall. She was part of the Carlyn bloodline, and he couldn't bear

yet felt the satisfaction of the Sander family's fall when he watched Wisteria

on the cliffside or drowned in the ocean, there

wine-red stormed in,

with fury, shouted, "You lying b*stard! How dare you deceive me?

appeared, replaced

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

his arms. "No more lies, okay? I

said, "Aunt Amber,

it hadn't gone too deep, though I couldn't

the 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

Buy

palpable, and it was clear

fate had balanced

understood Carter's strategy. He could have stopped Wisteria, but he

he and knew the truth

exchange of lives. If

injured Amber would have

influence, Dominic had let me go. Carter took

It fulfilled the prophecy.

that could harm me would fall

GUMS

his own body, he'd given

would

his shirt, I buried my face against his chest,

his hand through my hair. "Don't