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.

uncertain of how

that moment, the memory of the stone chamber, the image of myself trapped

Luke said, noticing my

I'll be

tell him I

before I could, Luke broke into a sudden

I asked, handing him two napkins. "Do you want to stop? I

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He smiled weakly.

just glad you still

a

be able to keep control of

stomach issues had taken a serious turn.

if lost in the past. "Yould make me some syrup every season change. When I had a fever, you'd stay up all night with me,

that's over now. If you're trying to make me feel sorry for you, trying to make me care because you're letting your health go, then you're wrong" "When you love someone, you

from drinking when I knew your stomach was bad. Back then, I loved you. But now, I don't. I fixed your stomach, and if you don't want that anymore, fine. Let it go." My voice was cold. I saw his hands tighten on the

of you, would you

"No.

Something cracked.

near. Fireworks began to light up

at the display, my voice quiet "Luke, when you ran away from the wedding. I wanted to get back

life. 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 dying. I still had hope

you

I should've called 911, but deep down, I knew I was done. If that was my last

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

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

your coldness, your indifference, your betrayal. That's when I realized: I didn't truly give up

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you believed her. You 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