Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 894:

“No big deal. I’ll just call it quits.”

She padded barefoot across the floor and stood beside the bed, eyes locked on Axell’s sleeping face. There was a time she held her head high as the proud Morgan heiress, refusing to yield to anyone. Now, she was just a shadow of that girl—living in someone else’s home, dancing to a man’s tune, surviving off whatever scraps he offered.

Lately, she’d come to understand the ugly truths about people—their hunger for power, their endless wanting, and their need to dominate.

She offered Axell exactly what he craved—gentleness, submission, a steady presence. And sure enough, he started treating her like she belonged to him. She’d stopped being just a body to warm his bed. Now, he wanted her nearby, always within reach, like something precious he couldn’t let go of. She had picked up on the change right away—and it was exactly the outcome she had been aiming for.

Rosanna firmly believed it was only a matter of time before Axell was completely wrapped around her finger.

“Since you’ve taken my body, there’s a price to pay… From now on, you belong to me—until your final breath, you’ll dance to my tune.”

slowly, closing the distance between them with eerie intimacy. Her voice dropped to a silken murmur, like a lover whispering in sleep.

jaw, her eyes shining with a wild, feverish light

I’m going to come out on top, no matter what it

There was something in her stare—half hunter ready to pounce, half lunatic clinging

her lips. It bubbled up slowly, dark and

𝖜𝖎𝖙𝖍 𝖈𝖔𝖓𝖋𝖎𝖉𝖊𝖓𝖈𝖊 ⸮

tilted her head and narrowed her eyes at the screen, where Maia’s image lit up

darkness pulling at your heels. Bit by bit, I’ll reclaim all that you stole from me—everything you own, everything you are. I’ll make you choke on regret. And Richard… Sandra… from this moment on, you’re not my parents. You’re just

warm lamplight brushing

quietly thoughtful. She stared at the headline crawling across