All Chapters of Vampire Boyfriend Cheated on Me, I Chose a New Fiancé: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

9 Chapters

Chapter 1

My phone buzzed in my palm.A reply flashed across the screen."Ms. St. Clair, the convoy is on its way."A few seconds later, another message came through."Mr. Blackthorn is on his way as well."I stared at the words "Mr. Blackthorn" for a long moment before the name behind them finally registered: Theodore Blackthorn.Seven years ago, I had run away to Ravenmist to escape my engagement to Theodore.That year, the hunters' purge came without warning. Holy-silver traps lit up across the forest overnight. I got lost in Blackpine Woods behind the cemetery, with no signal on my phone and a silver chain cutting into my ankle until I could no longer feel my foot.Just when I thought I would die in the fog before dawn, Silas found me.He carried me on his back all night, rain clinging to his lashes and his lips white as marble, hoarsely urging me to hold on the entire way."Don't fall asleep. You'll be safe once we get back to the manor."In time, I truly came to think of this place as home

Chapter 2

Night had just fallen when I changed into a deep crimson velvet wedding robe.Silas pushed the door open, carrying warm blood wine and silver burn salve."Why are your hands still so cold?"Frowning, he sat beside me, took my hand, and smoothed the salve over the burn a little at a time.I flinched from the sting, and he immediately eased his touch."Hold still. Nothing can go wrong tonight."A bitter ache rose in my chest.The year I first arrived in Ravenmist, I didn't know the local dangers and stepped into a silver pit left by hunters.Silas carried me back to the manor, scolding me for my recklessness as he hitched me higher on his back."Hold on. I'll treat it when we get back."Later, when the pain kept me awake, he sat with me night after night, pressing his cold palm near the wound, drawing the burning sting away bit by bit.Back then, whenever he told me to hold on, he stayed and endured every moment with me.Silas bent his head and tied the sleeve sash for me, his movements

Chapter 3

After the guests filed into the hall, I was posted at the entrance to greet them.Every time the heavy oak doors opened, the damp cemetery chill crept up my sleeves.Vera sat by the fireplace, wrapped in a blanket that Silas had draped over her.A silver-etched foot warmer rested on her lap. Someone fed the coals at her feet, and even her cup of warm blood wine had come from Silas's own hand.I stood at the door, watching each new arrival make their way over to greet her.Anyone who didn't know better would think she was the one exchanging blood oaths with Silas tonight.Someone brushed past me and murmured to a companion."Evelyn only gets to marry into the Laine family because Silas is too honorable to abandon her."Another person sighed."Look at the state of Vera's legs, and she still came to the ceremony. How gracious of her."The words were quiet, but they pierced my ears like needles.I looked up at Silas.He had heard them too.But he just looked down and refilled Vera's wine,

Chapter 4

I looked at Silas, and the tears finally spilled."So tonight's ceremony is another favor you're doing me?"Sometimes silence is a clearer answer than words.Vera sat in her wheelchair, still sniffling softly."Evelyn, don't blame Silas. I shouldn't have come. I'll leave right now."She motioned for someone to wheel her out, and Silas immediately stopped her."Nobody's blaming you."That was when I understood.If Vera was blameless, then I had to carry every bit of blame.The master of ceremonies nervously ushered Silas and me to the center of the red carpet.I took my place.But Silas did not stand beside me.Vera claimed her legs hurt too badly to sit and that she needed someone to support her.Silas barely hesitated before turning to stand at her side.The place where the groom belonged remained empty.I stood at my own Blood Oath Ceremony in my wedding robe, like a sacrificial offering placed at the wrong altar.The master of ceremonies wiped sweat from his brow and fumbled through

Chapter 5

The hall went silent the moment Theodore said it.His offer wasn't what silenced them.It was because the people behind him entered through the rain bearing a marriage contract of black parchment lettered in gold.The oldest among them unfolded the document. His voice was quiet, yet it silenced every whisper in the hall."Evelyn, the eldest daughter of Harbor City's St. Clair family, became engaged to Theodore Blackthorn seven years ago. The marriage contract was never dissolved, and the betrothal settlement was never returned.""We have come to escort Ms. St. Clair home to Harbor City and see the marriage contract fulfilled.""Anyone who stands in our way will be treated as attempting an abduction."The guests' expressions shifted instantly.Even Vera's crying stopped.Silas's grip on my hand hadn't loosened.Theodore's gaze fell on his knuckles."Let her go."Silas scoffed."This is Ravenmist, not your Harbor City. Evelyn is my woman."Theodore stepped closer.Raindrops struck the sh

Chapter 6

The headlights outside the manor were blinding.My hands were still shaking when I got into the car.The doctor cut open my sleeve and hissed at what she saw."Who made you carry scalding sweet blood wine?"I looked at the raw, blistered skin and suddenly felt the absurdity of it all.Only moments before the ceremony, I'd been wondering whether the obsidian cuff link at my wrist looked right.Now that hand hurt too much to even make a fist.Theodore sat across from me. His voice was quiet."Let's treat the burn first."When the antiseptic touched the wound, I recoiled from the sting.He slipped a hand beneath my wrist without touching the wound, supporting it just enough to steady the shaking."Look at me."I looked up.There was no pity in his eyes.There was only a cold, unshakable steadiness."Evelyn, you don't have to prove how much you can endure tonight."That sentence hurt more than the medicine.I bit my lip and held the tears back.Silas came running after us.He wore no cloak

Chapter 7

The convoy didn't leave right away.Theodore had me brought to a medical tent set up just outside the manor.There was a heater, clean gauze, and a small bed made up with white sheets.I sat on the edge of the bed.Warmth slowly returned to my fingertips, but my chest felt ice-cold.Vera's question lodged in my mind like a splinter.Why had Theodore come?Seven years ago, I ran from the engagement and humiliated the Blackthorn family.He should hate me.At the very least, Theodore should not have come through the rain with a marriage contract and a doctor to bring me home.The doctor wrapped my hand again."Mr. Blackthorn has come to Ravenmist every year since you left."I looked up.Her hands stilled, as if she'd just realized she'd said too much."What for?"The tent flap lifted.Theodore walked in."To find you."I stared at him.He set a cup of hot water beside me."The St. Clair family told me not to say anything. Your father was worried that if you knew, you'd be even less willin

Chapter 8

The hum of the heater in the tent was faint.After Vera's confession, even Silas couldn't make a sound.She looked at me, the corner of her mouth slowly lifting."Because I told him where you were."I gripped the edge of the bed and stood."You knew I was in the woods?"Vera smiled."You were impossible to miss: a Harbor City heiress in ill-fitting boots, blundering straight into Blackpine Woods without even recognizing a hunter's silver tripwire.""Of course I knew."Silas stepped forward."Vera, explain yourself."Vera turned to him. The manufactured softness was finally gone from her eyes."Haven't I made it clear enough?""Seven years ago, I found her first.""She was already unconscious, clutching her phone to her chest with Theodore's unanswered messages filling the screen."My breath caught.Theodore looked up too.Vera went on. "I took her phone and threw it into Black Creek.""Then I went back and told you she was at the North Cemetery."All the blood drained from Silas's face

Chapter 9

No one spoke.Vera stood before the brazier, her hands suspended in midair.She had frozen too.The blanket slid from her knees to the ground.The legs she'd claimed were too painful to move held her steady in the wet mud.The elderly housekeeper was the first to react."Your legs..."The color drained from Vera's face bit by bit.She tried to sit back in the wheelchair.But it was too late.The doctor Theodore had brought stepped forward, blocking her way."Vera, if you can stand, the examination will be much easier."Vera shrieked, "Don't touch me!"This time, Silas didn't shield her.He stood rooted in place, as if everything inside him had been hollowed out.Vera turned to him."Silas, say something for me."Silas raised his eyes."How many lies have you told me?"Vera's lips moved.No sound came out.A gust swept into the tent, lifting ash from the burned sash.They settled on the red carpet like a belated funeral.Silas suddenly walked toward me.Theodore stepped in his way.Sila

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