Her fifth daughter died, so she deleted his bloodline. novel Chapter 150

Chapter 4

Her voice came out hoarse and trembling. “Declan, can’t you see what I’ve become?”

She raised her arm-covered in swollen welts, barely a patch of intact skin left. Deep gashes ran down her forearm.

gruesome and raw.

But after a moment of silence, Declan still steeled his heart. “Vivienne hasn’t slept all day. That bracelet needs to be

finished tonight.”

“What if I say no?” Sloane’s eyes were rimmed red, but there were no tears left. “Will you lock me up again and let those

damn bugs chew me alive?”

Declan couldn’t bring himself to meet her eyes. He shut his own briefly, his voice low with exhaustion.

“Sloane… just hold on a bit longer. Once Vivienne’s fully recovered-once I’ve repaid her for saving my life-things

between us will go back to the way they were.”

He said it like a promise. Then he placed several thick thorn-covered branches on the bedside table. His tone cooled. “Remember, if you won’t do it, the guards will. That bracelet? They say it works best when the thorns draw real blood.”

The guest room door slammed shut behind him.

Two guards stood silently at the edge of the room. “Ma’am, Mr. Hawthorne gave clear instructions. You’re to pull out every thorn with your own hands. And sand each bead yourself-start to finish.”

That night, they dragged Sloane out of bed. She didn’t sleep a second.

Her fingertips were torn open, red and raw from plucking thorns. The sandpaper peeled her skin until her hands were nothing but cracked, bleeding wrecks. Every breath she took burned like fire.

By dawn, Vivienne’s voice drifted in from the master bedroom-light, ‘sweet, and smug. “Declan, this bracelet really works. The dizziness is gone the moment I put it on.”

Declan chuckled gently. That’s good. Get some rest. I’ll stay with you.”

In the guest room. Sloane curled into herself on the bed, her hands trembling and torn, blood dripping onto the sheets She couldn’t stop the stinging in her eyes. She almost laughed.

There had been a time when a rose thorn prick on her finger would send Declan Into a panic. He’d apologize for hours. Now, he could take a bracelet stained with her blood and give it to another woman-with a smile

Declan Hawthorne, you really think things could go back to the way they were?

How could they?

Chapter 4

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The love she once had for him… was gone.

The next day. Vivienne-well-rested thanks to her new protection bracelet-dragged Declan out for a relaxing trip.

Sloane only learned about it from Vivienne’s daily posts. They were in Greece, watching the sunset.

The photo showed Santorini’s iconic white walls glowing orange in the light. Vivienne’s hand was locked in Declan’s, and

the caption read: Ten years of loving you. I finally got what I wanted.

Sloane stared at the picture. Her heart didn’t hurt anymore. Just… empty. Like a breeze was blowing right through her

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