Seducing My Ex's Father In Law by Caroline Above Story

Chapter 788

When the light dimmed, the smell of burnt wood and ozone filled the air. Lila groaned, clutching her arm. Where the gems‘ light had touched her, angry red burns now crawled across her skin… branding her.

“It rejected you,” Daisy said, staring in horror. “It will continue to reject you and grow angrier every time you

mess with it.”

Lila’s breathing came in short, sharp bursts. Tears burned in her eyes, and she angrily swiped at them.

“No… It’s supposed to be mine. It’s my family’s birthright. My birthright… why doesn’t it recognize me??”

The gem still glowed, but its light had changed–brighter and colder. It pulsed like a living thing, and Diasy felt something pulling inside her chest with every beat.

Her voice was barely audible as she said, “Lila, it’s not calling to you. I don’t think it ever was.”

“How is that possible?” Lila asked, turning to glare at Daisy.

“It’s calling to someone else…”

Lila shook her head, still in denial over the fact.

true… it just can’t,” she croaked

The heartbeat of the gem wasn’t in the same rhythm as Lila’s… it was in

a Blackwell… and the real heiress, the real owner of this gem and this magic… was still

Daisy would stop at nothing

Judy’s POV

it was the only thing I could hear in this unknown place. I sat with my legs pressed to my chest and my eyes closed, trying to focus on the beat.

to blood,” I murmured in a voice

no idea why, where I was, or

was all- consuming. Though I

wasn’t sure

heartbeat even faster. “Please, baby… wake up. Open your pretty eyes for

1/3

for me, bringing me home. I wanted to go home to him… my

her?” Another familiar voice said

She was

physically wrong. Both she and the baby are okay,”

She passed out,” Gavin said, his voice coming out hoarse with

it was okay, that I was right here. But I couldn’t. My body wasn’t my own right now…

was the only thing