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.

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. As she argued with Dominic, he reached

do. This was the first

covered my eyes with

I heard the sharp sound of a

Had he hit her?

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

the ground, missing death by mere

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

I'll haunt you in every life, and you

the shot hitting

"Wisteria!"

part of the Carlyn bloodline, and he couldn't bear to

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

or drowned in the ocean, there was

wine-red stormed in, slapping Dominic across the

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

arrogance crumbled the moment she appeared, replaced

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

forgetting about Wisteria's fall, pulled her into his arms. "No more lies, okay?

quickly said, "Aunt Amber, Carter's

gone too

territory. I needed to use Amber's

Dominic, her anger flaring. "What are you standing there for? Hurry and treat Carter If

Buy

was palpable, and it

fate had balanced the

strategy. He could have stopped Wisteria, but he took the hit

he and knew

of Duality's failed exchange of lives.

was injured Amber would have caught

had let me go. Carter took the hit, creating a

It fulfilled the prophecy.

me

GUMS

he'd given me two

and the Carlyns would

shirt, I buried my face against his

hand through my hair. "Don't cry. It hurts to see