Seducing My Ex's Father In Law (Submitting to My Mate's Father-in-Law) by Caroline Above Story updated 2025 - 26 - Seducing My Ex’s Father In Law Chapter 853

“You were only a child, Cora,” he said, shaking his head as he stepped closer to her. “You didn’t know any better, and it was an accident. You can’t beat yourself up over something that happened when you were a kid.”

“But I’m the reason they were killed,” Cora said softly. “And the reason Ivy lost everything.”n

“What?” Selene asked, her brows furrowing together. “What are you talking about?”

Cora glanced over at Selene.

“I’m the reason Ivy Churchill lost everything… she can no longer dance or sing… at least not like she used to. I took away her only goals in life…she lost so much, and she blamed me for it. She threatened me, and I had no choice but to do what I did.”

“You were best friends with Ivy Churchill?” Selene asked, her heart thudding against her chest.

She knew Ivy well, and the two never got along. She was as evil as they come. She spotted her at the hospital the day Lila was born, and the iciness in her eyes was something that Selene could never forget. A chill crept up her spine at the very thought of that nasty woman.

A woman who only cared about herself.

“Used to be,” she said softly. “Until I made her lose everything she’s worked so hard for… and now she can’t stand me. I am so sorry…”

“Stop apologizing, Cora. You didn’t do anything wrong. It’s okay…” Zachary tried to reassure her.

“I did, though,” Cora said, shaking her head quickly. “I killed our parents and took Ivy’s goals in life away. I made her life miserable to the point where her own family disowned her. She ended up having a baby with someone she didn’t love and named the baby Megan. When that relationship fell apart, she turned to the Churchill family, where she eventually married Arthur. Megan was so young when they moved her into the Churchill manor. She was mistreated by literally everybody, including Ivy …”

“I don’t understand… how do you know all of this?”

“Because I was cursed with true sight,” Cora admitted.

Selene couldn’t help but gasp; true sight was scarce, but Selene had heard of it. It meant that Cora could see the big picture just by touching someone. She knows their past and everything there is to know about. somebody without having to ask them. Selene didn’t think of it as a curse, though… it seemed like a gift. But telling from the look on Cora’s face, maybe it wasn’t what Selene had thought it was.

“Ivy was there when I went to the hospital… she overheard my conversation with grandmother,”

Cora continued, her eyes fixed omet

the ground. “She heard Esme’s prophecy about the third baby born to the Blackwell name… a girl… the host of magic. And she wanted to use that against me in hopes that everything she had lost and then some would be restored to her. She was hungry with power, and I knew it, but I still let her use me…”

“You aren’t making any sense, Cora. What exactly happened?” Zachary asked, his brows now furrowed. “What exactly did Ivy make you do?”

“She wanted that magic… she wanted the host of magic so she could exploit her power,” Cora muttered, her nose crinkling in disgust. “She was ready to give up her entire family for that magic. And because I was so scared of you finding out the truth about our parents… I agreed to her terms.”

Selene gasped again, covering her mouth with her hands.

“You agreed to give her our child?” Selene asked, disbelief etched in her voice.

Cora sobbed into her own hands, her entire body trembling. This time, Zachary didn’t comfort his sister. He stared down at her, still confused, but he knew this wasn’t everything… There was more, and his entire world was about to flip upside down.

“I ended up switching your baby with another one, Cora finally blurted, her cheeks reddening. “I switched her with Megan’s baby. I figured once they find that she has no powers, they’d give her back. I didn’t know that the baby would get adopted by another family, and because I took the magic out of your baby, they weren’t able to detect her. I had disappeared out of shame for what I had done, though my curse kept me current.”

“You switched our babies?” Selene asked, her voice coming out barely above a

whisper.

“Yes,” Cora said, more tears spilling down her cheeks.

Anger flared in Selene’s body.

“If Lila isn’t my daughter…. Then who is? And where can I find her?”