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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

life, I would have wished she stayed in that hell. At least

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you don't believe me, you can go to the hospital yourself, Jeffrey

like he hadn't slept at all. His

nothing I've said

faded, replaced by a cold,

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black piece

his quiet way of telling Luke that, whether it was him or Carter, they were both just

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

rushed straight to the

he arrived at Esmee's doctor's office, police were there. Esmee's

with tears as she demanded answers from the hospital.

for money. She truly wanted to understand why her

his distant relative, and since my disappearance was

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

"Esmee.

trembling as I reached out, trying to lift

brushed against the fabric, but I couldn't see her. I

"Esmee, I'm sorry"

her, my hands pressing down on the cold surface,

it was just in my head. But when I looked up. Esmee was standing next to

just like I remembered-bright, gentle,

After everything, after death itself, I was seeing someone like me. A

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name, my voice barely

finally get to see you... but I won't be here much

"Where are you going?"

reached for her, my fingers finding hers. Her hand was cool,

was holding

fighting for her justice. "The only thing I regret is that I won't be there for

young man, the one who had picked her

in Chedor. He's such a good person, and he deserves someone better. I wanted to be with him, to watch him build a life. I wanted to give him flowers at his wedding, tell him how much I loved him. But I can't be the one to

form grew faint, her body disappearing before my very eyes. This couldn't be real.

have much time. Be careful. The man who killed you, I saw him at the auto