The divorced military queen awakens novel

Chapter 287 Clinging Desperation 38 % +5 Free Coins " Now that my finger's treated , you think your responsibility ends there , don't you ? " Julius murmured , his face buried in the curve of her neck , voice scraped raw . " If you want me to pay the medical costs , I can- " " You know I'm not talking about money . You claimed me , Quinn . Shouldn't you see it through ? " She was the one who had lured him out of endless night , coaxing him , inch by inch , toward the promise of daylight .

And now she meant to shove him back into the dark . He held her so tightly she could hardly breathe , yet the harder he clung , the clearer the video flashed in her mind - Rowan dragged across the ground and tossed aside like trash . The image would not fade . She didn't even know who to blame . Do I fault him for leaving Rowan to suffer ? I have always known he lacked empathy . Or do I blame myself for loving him ? Had I never loved him , I would not be in such pain now .

" Julius , I took from you , but I gave as much in return . Neither of us owes the other . " With that , she ripped herself free and walked away . Julius stood frozen , watching Quinn's silhouette shrink until the corridor swallowed her . Moments earlier , her embrace had felt as if he held the entire world . Now , with her absence , the world slipped through his fingers , Cold seeped into his bones , and with the chill came a steady , needling pain that refused to stop .

The pain felt endless , stretching on without mercy . Guards marched Marley through the iron gates of Whitethorn Manor . " Let me go ! I am the eldest daughter of the Bridger family . If something happens to me , they will never let this rest ." She fought against their hold . Moments ago , her arrogance had been unshakable . Now , terror drowned every spark of defiance . When Julius stepped into view , that fear spiked until it hollowed her out .

Yesterday , she had recklessly spilled the secret . Once she calmed down , she finally understood what she had done , and dread took root . " Julius , please , spare me . I swear I will never appear in front of you or Quinn again ! " Marley cried . " Spare you ? " Julius answered , his tone flat , a frozen aura rolling off him . In the past , Julius had seemed detached , a man observing life from a distant shore . Now he looked like a blade forged for slaughter , glinting with a killing chill .

" Yes , spare me ! I gave up an eye for you , remember . Please- " Her plea snapped off . A gun barrel dug into her temple , the metal biting like ice . Marley shook so violently her knees knocked together as she stared at Julius in naked horror . He is going to kill me . " Spare you ? Then who will spare me ? " His voice rasped , fevered with rage . " Marley Bridger , you are the first person I have ever truly hated . I never imagined I would be brought low by a rat like you .

You think the Bridger family will avenge you ? Let's test that . If I pull the trigger right here , will they still dare to come for me ? " ||| 1/2 Ty Tue , 5 Aug Chapter 287 Clinging Desperation His final word barely faded before the weapon clicked , a fresh round sliding into the chamber . 38 % +5 Free Coins " No - you cannot kill me ! I am still a Bridger . If Quinn finds out you murdered me , do you think she will ever stay with you ? " Marley screamed .

In an instant , Julius ' eyes flared , red as fresh wounds . Quinnie … She is a righteous person . If my hands carry blood , then in her eyes , that is a crime . She broke up with me , said we had no future , yet I still dare to dream that we do . I see us growing old together , just like the promise on the birthday card she gave me . But she has already cast me aside , so completely that when she left the hospital today , she did not look back even once .

" Marley Bridger , do you have any idea how much you deserve death ? " Julius snarled , and the gun roared . 111