Love Across the Light Years -The Devil CEO Indulges My Lies.

Familyisaluxurynoteveryonecanafford.AdelynlearnedthatthedayClarareturnedtotheScottfamily—andshequietlystoppedbelonging.Nooneabusedher.Noonehurtheropenly.Butthelovethatwasoncehersalonebecamedivided.Theattentionthatoncechoseher…becamesomethingshehadtoborrow.AndwheneversomethingpreciousstoodbetweenherandClara—Adelynwastheoneaskedtoletgo.Notonce.Nottwice.Buteverysingletime.Herdreams.Herchoices.Herplaceinthefamily.Herheartdidn’tbreakinasinglemoment—itworedownslowly…untilnothingremainedworthfightingfor.So,sheerasedherselffromtheirworld.Notinanger.Notinrevenge.Buttosavewhatlittleofherselfwasleft.—————Sevenyearslater,Adelynreturned.NotfortheScottfamily.Notfortheirlove.Shecamebackforthedreamsshewasonceforcedtoabandon—andthistime,nothingwouldbetakenfromher.Nocompromises.Nosacrifices.Onlyherlife.Herrules.Shebreathedinfreedom.“Nofamily…noshackles.”Butjustthen—Twosmallarmswrappedaroundherlegs.Shestiffened.Lookingdown,shemetapairoffamiliardoeeyesstaringupatherwithunwaveringtrust.“Mama…Eirawaitedlongforyou.Don’tleaveagain.”…Mama?Beforeshecouldunderstandorreact,atallshadowfelloverthem.Amanstoodthere—gazesharp,cold,claiming—lookingatherlikeshehadbelongedtohim.“Youdaredtoshowupagain?”Adelynfeltclueless.Shewouldhaveaskedhimwhathemeant,however—Beforeshecouldspeak—thegroundvanishedbeneathherfeet.Apowerfularmliftedhereffortlessly.“Sinceyoudared…”hisvoicedropped—low,restrained,dangerous.“Don’tthinkofescapingagain.