All Chapters of REJECTED BY BILLIONAIRE, CHOSEN BY THE DEVIL KING : Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

The portal disappeared.Sophia stood in the middle of the shattered mansion, staring at the empty space where her daughter had been only seconds earlier.She couldn’t breathe.She couldn’t think.She couldn’t even hear the soldiers surrounding her.All she could hear was the echo of the Fallen God’s voice.“Come and get her, Queen of Darkness.”Her hands trembled.“My daughter…”Adrian stepped toward her.“Sophia.”She didn’t respond.“Sophia!”She finally looked at him.Her eyes were completely black.Adrian stopped.For the first time since he had known her, he saw something in her expression that frightened him.Not anger.Not hatred.Something far more dangerous.A mother’s desperation.“Where did he take her?” she asked.Adrian shook his head.“I don’t know.”Sophia’s gaze sharpened.“You were holding her.”“I know.”“You promised to protect her.”“I know.”“Then tell me where he took her!”Her voice exploded across the mansion.The windows shook.The walls cracked.Adrian stagge

“You.”The word echoed through the broken fortress.Sophia stared at her daughter.For several seconds, she couldn’t understand what she had just heard.“Me?”The baby nodded.“The First Flame is inside you.”Sophia’s fingers tightened around her.“No.”She looked toward the enormous shadow beyond the shattered Soul Gate.“No, it can’t be.”The entity was so vast that Sophia couldn’t see its entire form. Only two enormous eyes were visible through the darkness.One burned gold.The other burned black.The same colors that had appeared in Sophia’s own eyes.Lucien slowly rose to his feet.“Sophia…”She turned toward him.“You knew.”He shook his head.“Not everything.”“But you knew there was something inside me.”“I knew there was ancient power in your blood.”“That’s not the same thing.”“I know.”Sophia’s voice trembled.“How long have you known?”Lucien looked at her.“Since the night I found you.”“The night you were reborn?”He nodded.“You were unconscious.”“Your body was dying

The entire fortress fell silent.Adrian stood beneath the broken Soul Gate, staring at Sophia’s daughter.His face was still familiar.The same face Sophia had once loved.The same man who had rejected her.The same billionaire who had signed their divorce papers without looking back.But the man standing before her now was different.His eyes were ancient.His presence was suffocating.And the words he had spoken continued echoing in Sophia’s mind.“I’m here to claim my daughter.”Sophia instinctively moved backward.She pulled her daughter closer to her chest.“No.”Adrian’s gaze remained fixed on the child.“You don’t understand.”“I understand enough.”“She belongs to me.”Sophia’s expression hardened.“She is my daughter.”“She is our daughter.”Sophia froze.The words struck her like a physical blow.“Our?”Adrian nodded.“Three thousand years ago, before you became Elara, before you became Sophia, she was born from both of us.”Lucien suddenly stepped forward.“Don’t listen to

“The real child died three thousand years ago.”Sophia stared at Azael.The words refused to make sense.She looked down at the place where her daughter had been only moments ago.Empty.Her arms were empty.Her heart felt empty.“No.”Azael’s face was filled with sorrow.“Sophia…”“No!”She shook her head violently.“You don’t get to say that.”“I know what I saw.”“I held her.”“I know.”“She called me Mother.”“I know.”“She knows me.”Azael stepped closer.“Because she has your memories.”Sophia’s breathing became uneven.“Then she’s my daughter.”Azael shook his head.“Not the way you think.”Sophia’s eyes filled with tears.“What does that mean?”Azael looked toward the darkness.“Three thousand years ago, your daughter died before she could be born.”Sophia froze.“That’s impossible.”“You were pregnant.”“Yes.”“But the child never took her first breath.”Sophia pressed a hand against her chest.“Then who am I holding?”Azael’s voice became quieter.“An echo.”Sophia stared at

Sophia stared at Lilith.For several seconds, neither woman moved.The darkness around them seemed to breathe.Behind Lilith’s eyes, Sophia could see something else.A tiny flicker.A frightened little soul.Her daughter.“Let her go,” Sophia whispered.Lilith smiled.“You already know I can’t.”“You can.”“No.”“You’ve possessed her long enough.”Lilith shook her head.“I haven’t possessed her.”“Then what are you doing?”“I’m protecting her.”Sophia’s expression hardened.“From me?”“From everyone.”Lilith looked around the endless darkness.“From Heaven.”“From Hell.”“From the Fallen God.”“And most importantly…”She pointed toward Sophia.“…from you.”Sophia’s eyes narrowed.“You expect me to believe that?”Lilith’s expression became serious.“You should.”“Why?”“Because I know what happens if you take the Flame.”Sophia stepped closer.“Tell me.”Lilith hesitated.“You die.”“I already know.”“No.”Lilith shook her head.“You don’t understand.”She raised her hand.A vision app