The Wife He Never Meant to Love (Lila and Damon) novel Chapter 85

Chapter 85

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In the Blackthorne Estate, the night was far from quiet

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The private wing of the mansion was brightly lit as the family’s doctor finished stitching the wound. The scent of antiseptic lingered heavily in the air

Richard Blackthorne lay against the pillows, his chest wrapped in thick bandages. The bullet had torn through his side, but fortunately it had missed every vital organ.

Across the room. Damon Blackthorne stood near the window, his arms crossed, his expression dark

“He intended to kill you,” Damon said coldly, staring at his father.

Richard let out a low chuckle despite the pain.

“Too bad it wasn’t my time yet.”

He shifted slightly on the bed, wincing before his expression hardened again.

“Only one man went down on their side,” Richard continued. “That alone should tell you something.”

Damon said nothing.

His

eyes remained fixed on his father, but his mind was somewhere else entirely.

Richard studied him for a moment before speaking again.

“Be careful, son. Wago City is his territory.”

The warning hung in the air.

After a pause, Richard continued, his voice quieter now.

“Your wife will be okay… for now.”

Damon’s gaze shifted slightly.

“I already gave her an escape contact,” Richard added. “If everything becomes ugly.”

He let out a slow breath.

“Hopefully she wasn’t foolish enough to let Jasper know.”

At the mention of that name, Damon’s jaw tightened.

Richard watched his son carefully.

“I told you before,” he said. “Stay away from Maddy when she returned.”

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A moment of silence passed

“She’s not as innocent as before.”

The words settled heavily in the room.

Damon didn’t answer.

Because his father was right.

He had been foolish.

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Foolish enough to believe that Lila Blackthorne would stay beside him if he simply gave her everything she asked for.

The money.

The power.

Even the title of being a Blackthorne.

But now she was gone.

And somewhere in the dark hills outside the city… she was with Jasper.

Damon’s eyes slowly darkened.

And for the first time that night, he wondered-

If he had already lost her.

Damon stood beside the desk in the study of the Blackthorne Estate.

A single lamp cast a cold pool of light across the dark wood surface. Outside the tall windows, the night was thick and silent.

Spread across the table were several documents.

Damon picked up the top file and began scanning the pages slowly.

The name stared back at him.

Jasper Foster.

But that wasn’t the name he was born with.

According to the report, Jasper was the illegitimate child of Mike Foster-the result of a brief affair with a woman who had deep connections in the criminal circles of Wago City.

The report was detailed.

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Cold.

Precise.

Mike Foster had tried to discard the child before he became a problem.

But the attempt had failed.

And the boy had grown up remembering.

Damon flipped the page.

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Now Jasper was quietly working his way into the heart of the Foster family empire-using every dirty method available to him.

Blackmail.

Manipulation.

Seduction.

Nothing was off limits.

One paragraph made Damon pause.

Jasper had seduced Mike Foster’s wife.

Not for affection.

Not for power alone.

But to destroy her.

He had slowly introduced drugs into her life, carefully feeding the addiction until she became dependent.

Now she was a shadow of herself-weak, desperate, and completely under his control.

Damon’s eyes darkened as he continued reading.

It didn’t stop there.

Another section detailed Jasper’s obsession with ruining Daven Foster.

Every woman Daven had ever been involved with had somehow fallen into Jasper’s web.

Some were seduced.

Some were manipulated.

Others were simply destroyed.

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Relationships ended in scandal, betrayal, or addiction

Every single one of them

Systematically.

Deliberately

Jasper had been dismantling Daven’s life piece by piece for years.

Damon slowly lowered the papers.

The room fell silent again.

This wasn’t just revenge.

This was patience.

Calculation.

A man who had spent years sharpening a knife.

And now that same man was alone in a secluded mansion… with Damon’s wife.

Lila Blackthorne.

Damon’s fingers slowly curled against the edge of the desk.

For the first time since this began-

Something cold crept into his chest.

Not anger.

Something worse.

Because if Jasper treated every target the same way…

Then Lila was never meant to be protected.

She was meant to be used.

Days passed inside the isolated mansion in the mountains.

Lila remained there, with little choice but to stay. The house was quiet most of the time, its long hallways filled with shadows that stretched across the floors whenever the evening lights dimmed.

Jasper came and went frequently. Sometimes he would disappear for hours, returning with groceries, supplies, and other things the house needed.

On the surface, it almost felt like an ordinary routine.

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But Lala had begun noticing things.

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Jasper never allowed her to keep the phone for long If she used it, he watched When she finished, he always

took it back.

And there was one room.

One particular door along the west corridor.

Every time Lila walked past it, Jasper’s voice would stop her.

“Don’t go in there.”

At first it sounded casual.

But the warning was always firm.

Then there were the men.

From the tall windows, Lila sometimes caught glimpses of them outside the mansion-moving near the trees, standing near the gate, or sitting inside parked vehicles.

They weren’t guards for her protection.

They were there to make sure she didn’t leave.

The realization settled quietly in her mind.

She wasn’t a guest.

She was being kept.

One afternoon, Lila was inside her room when the door suddenly opened.

Jasper stepped in without knocking.

Before she could react, he crossed the room quickly and wrapped his arms around her.

“Jasper-”

His lips pressed against her temple, then her cheek.

“Stop,” Lila said, pushing lightly against his chest.

Jasper paused but didn’t step away.

Instead, he studied her face closely.

“You’re about to divorce Damon, right?” he said quietly.

Lila frowned.

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“It’s best you start a family with me. Lila.”

The words made her freeze.

“No,” she said quickly. “No, Jasper. I don’t intend to start a family with you.

For a moment. Jasper said nothing.

He simply stared at her.

His expression didn’t change, but something in his eyes darkened slightly.

Then he reached for her hands, holding them firmly.

“Lila,” he said calmly, almost gently. “This is the only favor I’m asking from you.”

She tried to pull her hands away, but he held them tighter.

“Have a child with me.”

The room suddenly felt smaller.

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“That’s the only way Damon will agree to the divorce,” Jasper continued. “And it will help me secure my position as the head of the Foster family.”

His grip softened slightly, though he didn’t let go.

“You help me,” he said quietly, “and I’ll make sure you’re free from Damon forever.”

The silence that followed was heavy.

Because Lila suddenly understood something.

She had thought Jasper was helping her escape.

But now…

It felt like she had simply walked from one cage into another.

Inside the mountain mansion, the tension in the room had turned suffocating.

Lila Blackthorne slowly pulled her hands away from Jasper Vale.

“Jasper… no,” she said, her voice unsteady. “I can’t help you with that.”

She tried to step back, trying to free herself from his grasp.

For a brief moment, Jasper held on.

Then he noticed her face.

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The horror in her eves.

Real fear.

It made him pause.

Jasper had expected resistance, arguments, maybe anger.

But fear?

That wasn’t what he wanted.

Not yet.

Because if Lila feared him too soon, she would build a wall he might never be able to break.

And he needed her to trust him.

To willingly stand beside him.

At least… until she learned the truth.

Slowly, Jasper released her hands.

He stepped back.

“I’m sorry,” he said quietly.

The words sounded sincere, almost gentle.

Without waiting for her reply, he turned and walked out of the room.

The door closed softly behind him.

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