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Kamen had always her to the determined, hopeful young women in my mind. Just the other day, the doctor said she wasn't in any indice danger. She was stable

My legs buckled undere, and I collapsed. Tremors racked my body, as if I couldn't control them.

1 knew what it felt like to die. I had been through it

When the knife struck me, there was no pain at first.

I looked down Blot was spreading from my waist, soaking into my wedding dress. The knife still

learned in the light, its edge flashing, stained with my blood.

Introk a moment, but then the pain hit. It was sharp and brutal, and it was followed by overwhelming fear.

The fear of death. The fear of not knowing what comes after. I couldn't think about anything, except ping I didn't want to die.

But what about Famee? She was so young. How did the face her death?

She had been lying alone in that cold hospital room, surrounded by machines. She must've been terrified,

I covered my face with my hands, aching with sorrow. I wanted to cry, but I couldn't.

Though my heart was gone, my whole body felt the weight of the pain.

I managed to get up. My legs unsteady and slowly moved toward Jeffrey.

Luke, equally stunned, stammered, "How can she be dead? I spoke with her doctor. She wasn't doing well, but she was stable. I promised I'd save her!"

Esmee had been the only one who saw what happened that night. She could have identified the killer.

And now, just when we needed her the most, she was gone.

A key piece of the puzzle was lost.

But it wasn't just the clue I cared about. It was Esmee's life.

She was real-She was a person.

for her. I had been relieved my father had

she would return only to lose her life, I would have

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hadn't slept at all. His eyes were dark weighed down

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faded, replaced by a cold,

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picked up a white one, but then switched it for a black

a sharp sound, the black piece landed

him or Carter, they were both just pieces

stumbled back to his room, showered quickly, and changed. His knees were still sore from the mountain,

downstairs and rushed straight to the

Esmee's doctor's office,

streaked with tears as she demanded answers

cause trouble for money. She truly

his distant relative, and since my disappearance was tied to him, it made sense

past the grieving family and moved toward the body covered with a white

"Esmee.

trembling as I reached out, trying to lift the

brushed against the fabric, but I couldn't see her. I didn't even get a last chance to look at

"Esmee, I'm sorry"

my hands pressing down on the cold surface, feeling the weight of all

was soft, almost like a breath against my ear. For a moment, I thought it was just in my head. But when I looked up. Esmee

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could hardly believe it. After everything, after death itself, I was seeing someone like me.

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see you... but

"Where are you going?"

fingers finding hers. Her hand was cool, smooth, like touching

was holding

for her justice. "The only thing I regret is that I won't be there for them when they're

the one who had picked her up

better. I wanted to be with him, to watch him build a life. I wanted to give him

body disappearing before my very eyes. This couldn't be real. She

I don't have much time. Be careful. The man who killed