I carry the rare Phoenix Bloodline, making conception incredibly difficult. Yet, when I do conceive, a golden phoenix emblem appears on my abdomen.
Legend says, if the phoenix emblem fully covers the lower abdomen, it heralds the birth of a child blessed with Divine Fortune. A child of Divine Fortune holds the key to mastering the future.
Julian Thorne defied his family to make me his wife. One month later, the phoenix emblem on my abdomen bloomed in full, and I was pregnant. The day our son was born, Julian’s gene company stock soared to a historic high, solidifying his reign as the new titan of the business world.
But on the very day he became CEO, he personally ordered the harvesting of our son’s bone marrow to save the life of A-list actress Serena Vance’s son.
I cried until I passed out. Yet, he was unmoved.
“Your sons purpose is served. He died for a greater cause. I couldn’t let him threaten Leo’s position. Don’t worry, Skylar, if you’re needed, I’ll put another child in you.”
Less than a month after I gave birth, Julian took Serena to Dubai for a vacation. There, she was kidnapped by a local gang.
In a brutal exchange, Julian’s men dragged me from my home and delivered me to black-market organ traffickers to secure her release. As he handed me over, he told them.
“She’s the only daughter of the Miller family. She carries the Phoenix Bloodline. Her body is a treasure trove. Take it all apart.”
He then whispered to me, “Skylar, Serena isn’t like you. She’s fragile and can’t endure torture. Don’t worry, once Serena is safe, I’ll get you out immediately.
I held onto those words for months. The news that finally reached me was of his lavish, highly anticipated engagement to Serena. Around the same time, I found myself pregnant again.
A cold smile spread across my face as I caressed my swelling belly. Julian had no idea that with each conception, the child born is a hundred times genetically superior to the last. This child was different.
The day after Julian learned of my second pregnancy, he personally led a raid on that black market stronghold and rescued me. He wrapped me in his expensive suit jacket, holding me as we got into the car.
“Skylar, you’ve suffered these past few months. Anyone who dared touch you, I’ll make them vanish from the face of the earth.”
“No one will know about what happened to you here. You’re still Mrs. Thorne.”
I looked up at him, as if watching a bad joke. “Mrs. Thorne?”
He had held me just like this and made promises when he first found out I was pregnant. “Skylar, once I take over the group, you’ll be the most celebrated CEO’s wife in the world.”
He seemed to grasp my mockery and quickly explained, “Serena grew up in the spotlight; she’s sensitive and fragile, unlike you, who’s always been strong and independent. If I don’t give her a legitimate status, she’ll completely break down.”
His voice was gentle, as if I were the irrational one. “Skylar, I’m taking you home.”
Just as he was about to tell the driver to go, Mr. Jenkins’ call came through. The speaker-phone’s voice was jarringly loud in the confined car.
“Mr. Thorne, Ms. Vance has been crying buckets these past few days, just waiting for you to bring Mrs. Thorne back.”
“Dr. Albright says young master Leo’s ‘Hermes Syndrome’ shows signs of recurrence. Only continuous treatment with live blood from a genetically stronger, closely related newborn can suppress it.”
“Mrs. Thorne is pregnant again, so…”
Julian snapped, interrupting him, “Shut up!”
He hung up, and the air in the car instantly solidified. So that was it. He needed the child in my belly to be a living blood bank for his other son.
He cautiously observed my expression, his voice softening further. “Serena almost died giving birth to Leo for me. If anything happened to him, she wouldn’t survive either. Skylar, you’re always the most understanding one. Just for me, okay?”
A cold dread filled my heart, yet a forced smile appeared on my face. “Mr. Thorne, do you mean for me to give birth, then use my child’s blood to save Ms. Vance’s son? For my child to live in endless fear of blood extractions from birth, is that it?”
Julian’s face tightened before he slipped back into his ‘devoted husband’ facade.
“Serena’s body was ruined during childbirth; she can’t conceive again. Skylar, you’re different. If you wish, I promise we can have many more children. Okay?”
When my silence stretched, the facade finally shattered, his voice turning icy. “Skylar, I’m the CEO of Thorne Group, and this is an order no one dares defy.”
I nodded. “Okay. I agree.”
A relieved smile immediately appeared on his face. He leaned down, intending to kiss me as a reward. But as he got closer, he seemed to smell something, his movement abruptly halting. He merely kneaded my hair with a look of disgust.
The message was clear: to him, I was contaminated.
They all believed that after being in a place like the black market, I had been defiled by countless men. Yet, when he himself had thrown me away, a masked man rescued me from those hungry wolves and brought me to his private island. Every night was like this after that; I didn’t know who he was, only that the entire black market revered him as king. He was powerful and mysterious, forcing me to beg for mercy every single night.
My thoughts snapped back to reality as Julian’s voice rang out again, laced with condescending approval. “I knew my Skylar was the most obedient.”
I lowered my head, hiding the silent sneer in my eyes. He didn’t know that with each conception, the offspring of the “Phoenix Bloodline” increases its genetic value exponentially compared to the previous one.
When this child is born, it will be the day Thorne Group changes forever.
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