Unloved Unwanted Unstoppable (Seraphina and Dominic) novel Chapter 354

When Seraphina was a child, the Sinclair family would also take her to observe The Vigil.

Back then, the sprawling open field at the edge of the village would be covered with offerings. The scent of incense hung heavy in the air, and ash drifted through the sky like snow.

Looking at those ritual items now, a sudden, inexplicable sense of familiarity swelled in her chest.

"Gideon, you observe The Vigil too?"

Gideon hummed in agreement. "Yes. My grandmother is from Westwood. Our family has always kept the hometown traditions alive."

Seraphina looked at him in genuine surprise. "Your grandmother is from Westwood?"

"She is." Gideon's lips curved into a faint smile. "You used to be part of the Lockwood family. You must have known the Lockwoods have relatives in Westwood, right? That's my grandmother."

Seraphina froze for a moment.

She honestly hadn't known that.

During her years married to Dominic, the Lockwood family had systematically excluded her from every single social gathering and relative's event. She knew absolutely nothing about their extended family tree.

But she really had run into Dominic in Westwood when she was a little girl.

It had been the day of The Vigil. She had followed her parents out to the memorial but wandered off to play. That was when she spotted two boys plunging into the river, thrashing violently in the deep water.

Seraphina had been so young, her legs trembling with sheer terror, but her mind had remained sharp.

She had hurled a piece of driftwood into the water for them to cling to before sprinting back to scream for help.

The adults had rushed over and pulled the boys from the water.

One of those boys had been Dominic.

As for the other one, she had completely forgotten his face.

Back then, Dominic was just a terrified boy. Who could have ever predicted that years later, he would fiercely compete against her for the sake of another woman?

Seraphina took a deep breath, firmly pushing the memories down.

She shook her head. "I actually didn't know that at all."

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