All Chapters of I Protected Him for 200 Years, He Killed Me in 1 Day: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

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Chapter 1

Henrietta leaned on her cane, tears slipping down her wrinkled cheeks."We spoiled Julian rotten!"Voice trembling. Eyes darting to me like she needed forgiveness."Sera, he didn't mean it. He and Isabella... they were always close. I told him—over and over—you and the Heartwood are one. You're our guardian."All I had left was a bitter smile. I couldn't even nod.Julian didn't forget. He knew.He just picked Isabella's scratch over my life.While I begged, he grabbed the axe himself—slicing through the Heartwood like it was nothing.I hit the floor, curled up, glowing blood spilling from my mouth.Julian? Blowing on Isabella's finger like she'd taken a bullet.The only thing he said to me?"Sera, you'd better pray Isabella doesn't scar. If she does, you're done. And save those sob stories for Grandma—see if she still buys it."Flashback shattered—Henrietta clutching my hand, desperate."I'll send someone. We'll replant the Heartwood. We can fix this."I shook my head. "Too late."Juli

Chapter 2

I refused to run deliveries for Julian and Isabella—but of course, he wasn't done with me.Two bulky bodyguards dragged me into the living room.Julian and Isabella lounged on the couch, heads tilted together, sipping champagne like they were the only ones alive.Her hand rested on his knee. He leaned in, whispered something.She giggled, gave him a light slap. "Stop! I just stopped crying and now you're making me laugh. People'll think I'm nuts."Julian looked at her with this soft, sugary gaze—one I hadn't seen in forever."I promised I'd never let you feel wronged."Then he looked up. The second his eyes hit me, his smile vanished.Isabella followed his gaze, let out this dramatic shriek, and dove into his arms."Oh my god! Julian, she's terrifying! I'm scared..."I knew how I looked—gray hair, washed-out skin. Like something half-dead.Julian pulled her close, eyes full of disgust."Sera, did you do this on purpose? Trying to scare Isabella?"I didn't answer. What was

Chapter 3

The fire snapped and hissed, filling the room with a weirdly sweet smell.Isabella sprawled across the couch, soaking up the heat. "This tree smells INCREDIBLE. Like, I swear I'm getting healthier just breathing it in. Julian, could this be, like, healing or something?"Julian snorted. "Sera's full of it. It's just a tree."Then he gave her that soft, smug look. "But hey, my family's always been lucky—healthy, strong, all that. Stick close to me and you'll get some of that too."I couldn't even twitch from the pain, but a sigh slipped out anyway.The Asters had their legacy, their luck, their power—all because I protected them.Julian's life? Only still going because I broke the rules to save it, burning through my own soul to do it.I kept my vow to his ancestor, binding myself to the Heartwood, feeding this land and his bloodline with my power for two hundred years.He was just a kid the first time he stood before the tree.He'd reached out, eyes wide. "Grandma says you're o

Chapter 4

At Julian's word, they treated me like a broken toy—shoved, dragged, totally numb to it.Dr. Wells rolled in some weird machine. Cold metal clamped onto my arm. The needle hit, and that was it.My ichor matched Isabella's type. Of course it did. Spirit blood always does.But it was the last of me. Once it drained, I'd be gone.The tube filled steadily, drop by drop. Every bit pulled more of me away.Then my power started slipping. I couldn't stop it. The chandelier above us began to rattle—hard.Julian staggered back, panic flashing. "Sera, what the hell are you—?"He didn't finish.The chandelier broke free—crashing down, straight for Isabella.In that split second, I scraped together the last of my strength—just enough to nudge the chandelier off course.I couldn't let anyone get hurt. Not even her.The crystals clipped her arm, leaving a thin red slash across her skin.She screamed. Julian bolted over, shielding her like she was made of glass.The second he saw the bloo

Chapter 5

I thought I'd fade into nothing. But when I blinked back to life, I was wrapped in this soft, glowing light.No pain. No weight. Just calm. Stronger than I'd ever felt.Then came a voice, smooth and powerful in my head: "Sera, you've passed the trial of love and loss. Your sacrifice has cleansed you. Welcome home to Aetherium."I looked down through the clouds.The manor roof exploded in cursed fire, black magic tearing through it.Julian didn't move—still stuck in the shock of watching me vanish.Behind him, Isabella and Henrietta dropped, too scared to even breathe.Julian's chest felt hollow, like something essential had just been yanked out.He shoved the feeling aside, blaming the chaos."What are you waiting for? Put out the damn fire!" he barked, voice cracked, rage barely covering the panic.He tore his eyes from the sky, muttering, "It's just a storm. Nothing big. Yeah. Sera's behind this—used the mess to bail."But karma was already cashing in.Outside, the founta

Chapter 6

Julian woke up in the top-floor suite of his family's private hospital.Not the ceiling he expected—just a cold IV stand and needle marks dotting his arm.His whole body felt hollow, like even his bones remembered what he'd lost.While he'd been out, Aster Corp had nearly flatlined."You're awake."Henrietta sat beside him, voice rough, face aged like she'd fast-forwarded a decade overnight.No small talk. She slammed a stack of papers on the table."Aster Corp's been crashing five days straight. Our top three projects? On ice. Every partner's bailing. The family's done. And it's all on you."The door flew open.Isabella swept in, decked out in a crisp white Chanel dress, Hermès bag swinging.She spotted him and lit up like she'd just won something."Julian! You're awake! Oh my God, I was so scared!"She rushed to the bed."Stop." His voice was raspy but solid.Isabella froze.Julian didn't even look her way, eyes stuck on the ceiling."Isabella," he said slowly, "how e

Chapter 7

Julian gave the signal. Cold metal pierced Isabella's arm.Another needle slid into his vein.Her blood—bright, too red—ran through a weird-looking machine, then slowly dripped into him.Her skin faded to paper white. Lips went gray. Breathing got shaky.But all Julian saw was Sera.Eight years ago, right after the crash, she'd shown up.Pale. Eyes heavy. He figured she hadn't slept.Back then, he'd actually been mad she didn't stay with him like Isabella did.Now? He finally got it.That wasn't exhaustion.She'd torched half her life force dragging him back from the brink.And she never said a word.She'd just looked at him, made sure he was okay, then walked out—quiet, alone, ready to face the fallout of breaking nature's rules.And he? He crushed everything she was... for a damn lie."Mr. Aster, your body might reject the blood. You'll need sedation—painkillers," Dr. Wells stammered."No." Julian's voice was raw but steady.Dr. Wells froze. "Sir, that's not possible!

Chapter 8

In Aetherium, life was chill.No body, no limits—just me, finally free.Time didn't matter here. No pain, no lies. Just calm.But lately, something gross kept tugging at me from the mortal world.It stank of obsession and fake guilt, like a greasy snake trying to wrap around my soul and wreck everything.I wanted to slice it away like dead weight.Then The High One showed up."That pull's from a dark ritual. An Aster descendant's offering their life and soul to you—trying to drag you back in with chains made of shadow."I didn't say a word. So Julian had actually gone this far.When I got back to the Aster estate, the place was wrecked.Weeds choked the old gardens, and where the Heartwood once stood, a grim altar took its place.Julian was on his knees.Isabella lay on the slab—eyes gone, barely breathing.Julian looked wrecked, face flushed, eyes wild.The second he saw me, he lit up like a madman.He stumbled forward, smacked straight into an invisible wall."Sera! Y

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