Even after Her Death by Rita Bond

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The Boltons didn't have the necessary equipment, and with Sheila's cries echoing in the background, she was quickly rushed to the hospital.

Luke studied me for a moment. "Did you make that happen on purpose?"

I hesitated. "I won't lie-I did want her to fall. But I didn't push her. It was just a thought. Who knew she'd actually slip? Still, it's for the best. Now she won't be able to cause any more problems for the Boltons." After everything with Silas, I couldn't let Sheila remain unharmed. She was too much of a danger.

Maybe fate stepped in before I could do anything.

As the evening wore on. Anna remained under house arrest, and Sheila was on her way to the hospital.

I received a call from Carter. "Chloe, do you want to come to the shop?"

Just hearing those words made my heart race. I felt a chill run through me as I responded, my voice trembling, "Yes, I'm on my way.

"Be careful on the road," he said. "Don't rush. I'll be waiting for you."

I ended the call quickly. It was done. Carter had made it to the basement. He wouldn't reach out until everything was secure.

Luke, overhearing my conversation, spoke up. "I'll drive you."

Now, he was aligned with us, another piece on the chessboard, just like me. He was as eager as I was to uncover the truth.

But I wasn't about to take any chances. I had a bodyguard with me as we headed to the shop.

Sitting in the passenger seat, I couldn't shake the tension. If the riverbank was ground zero, the shop was where torment claimed me.

Silas had stabbed me. At that moment, I had only been losing blood, but I wasn't dead yet.

of how or when it would all

kept drifting back to that moment, the memory of the stone chamber, the image of myself

worry," Luke

what happens, I'll be with you,"

wanted to tell him I didn't need

broke into

alright?" I asked, handing him two napkins. "Do you

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He smiled weakly.

just glad you still

a

tenderness with sharp response. "Don't get the wrong des Inst worried about you. I'm just worried you won't be able to keep control

a serious

every season change.

then you're wrong" "When you love someone, you don't need to

health. Id even protect you from drinking when I knew your stomach was bad. Back then, I loved you. But now, I don't. I

of you, would you even look

"No.

Something cracked.

near. Fireworks began to

my voice quiet "Luke, when you ran

But when I was stabbed by the river, holding my phone, the last number I called wasn't the police-it was you. Even as I lay there

you

I was done. If that was my last call, I wanted it to be

"Chloe..." Luke's voice trembled.

that phone call, maybe I wouldn't have died with such bitterness. In my final moments, I saw fireworks in the sky. After I came back to life, the sound of them terrified me for a long time." "Was I afraid of dying, or was it the pain of your betrayal? I died, but my soul couldn't leave you. I wasnt ready to let go. I hated

your indifference, your betrayal. That's when I realized: I didn't truly give up on you when I died. It was when I became a

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stopped looking for me. On that rooftop, I saw you two together, and something clicked inside me. I knew I could step away. In that moment, I let go of our history. I let go of the hate and the love I had for you. That's when I could finally step