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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

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

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looked like he hadn't slept at all. His eyes were

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reached into the box of chess pieces, picked up a white one, but

black

quiet way of telling Luke that, whether it was him or Carter, they were both just pieces in his game. He could change

and changed. His knees were still sore from the mountain, and the pain hadn't eased

downstairs and rushed straight

arrived at Esmee's doctor's office,

face was streaked with tears as she demanded answers from the hospital. Why had

money.

was there too. Esmee was his distant relative, and since my

grieving family and moved toward the body covered with a

"Esmee.

hand trembling as I reached out, trying to

against the fabric, but I couldn't see her. I didn't even get a last

"Esmee, I'm sorry"

knelt beside her, my hands pressing down on the cold surface, feeling

moment, I thought it was just in

was just like I remembered-bright,

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

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see you... but I won't

"Where are you going?"

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

I was

her parents, still fighting for her justice. "The only thing I regret is that I won't be there for them when they're old. And...

one who had picked her up at

"I was never good enough for him, not after, what happened 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,

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

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