Scarlett (Second Edition) by Karima Saad Usman novel Chapter 171

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Scarlett

Chapter 171-

Lucian’s POV

I turned to leave Scarlett’s room, knowing those were likely the last words I’d ever say to her. Back in the apartment, I went straight for the bottle, sinking into the empty comfort it offered. There was no more fight in me, not even a flicker of care about Garland or what he might do. The elders could handle him; they’d wielded enough power over us in our parents’ names, had twisted our lives to fit their expectations. They could clean up the mess they’d created.

As I took a drink, Clay came out of his room, his eyes glassy, filled with questions and worry. “Where did you go, and what did you do?” he asked, his voice low but tense.

“I went to see Scarlett. I went to release her,” I replied simply, feeling the weight of those words settle in my chest.

Clay’s face fell, and he sank down on the couch across from me. “She won’t forgive us, Clay. It’s written in her eyes,” I said, each word tasting like defeat. “She’s been with Keith, and, honestly, she’ll probably go back to him. If that’s what makes her happy, then… I’ll let her go. As for Garland, he can have Redcape. He can take all my territories, for all I care. Let the elders deal with him; Tasha and Timothy have always wanted more control anyway.” I took another swig, feeling the burn of the alcohol trying to fill the empty places inside me.

I looked over at Clay, seeing his own pain, the weight of our shared regret mirrored in his eyes. He held back his own agony, but I knew Scarlett could feel it, even if she chose to ignore it.

“Maybe you and Maxwell should go back to lead your own territories,” I murmured, defeated.

“I made a mess of everything. I ruined it all beyond repair. Divide Keith’s forces between you two to strengthen your hold, and let me be. I have nothing left to give. This… this is all I have left to offer either of you.”

Clay let out a long, weary sigh and lowered his head, his shoulders slumping under the burden we’d all shared. After a moment, he looked back at me his voice barely above a whisper.

“We were brothers before Scarlett, Lucian,” he said, and there was a sadness in his eyes that broke whatever remnants of pride I had left.

I nodded, feeling the loss deep in my bones, knowing that we had all lost so much more than any of us could bear to admit. And nowe, with our lives fractured and the woman we’d all loved slipping from our grasp, there was nothing left but silence and the shadows of memories that could ever be

repaired.

Clay’s voice was heavy with memories and the weight of

years.

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He sighed, his gaze distant, as if replaying every misstep we’d taken

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everything the divorce, the severance of the bond. We’ll have a lawyer process it, and Elsa will sever the bond, setting Scarlett free. This life, this bitterness -it’s not what any of us wanted. The least we can do now is give her a chance at happiness.”

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