Even after Her Death by Rita Bond

Chapter 313 Time Is Cruel

Chapter 313 Time Is Cruel

This was the only way I could respond.

He was so observant. I had once mentioned that when I was angry, the wind would stir. He remembered. that. He knew the wind was the one thing I could control.

He had stored every word I'd said, even the ones that seemed unimportant at the time. Now, he was using that same attention to figure out if I was still here. How much must that be hurting him? The room was consumed by darkness.

I could feel the shivers on Luke and Damian's arms.

It made sense. If I were in their place, even if the dead was someone close to me, it wouldn't ease the fear in my heart.

In the suffocating dark, they couldn't see the eyes that were watching

Luke's voice was shaky. "Chloe, you really are here.

Damian switched on the lights. As the room brightened, I saw Carter's eyes-red, bloodshot.

He hadn't shed a tear, but his eyes told another story.

It reminded me of the first time I took over Zoey's body. I had opened the bedroom door to find Carter collapsed among a heap of empty bottles.

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He had crawled toward me, his eyes raw from crying.

Back then, he had just found out I was dead. But today, he knew I was still alive.

We were inches apart, yet it felt like we were miles away.

He extended his hand slowly. I bent down, placing my hand gently over his.

He couldn't see me, but I knew he'd understand.

His voice was rough. "Chloe, I know you're here."

"I'm here, Carl."

He curled his fingers, trying to hold mine as he had before.

He probably sensed my movement, and with his other hand, he reached out, feeling for me.

But he wasn't sure, so his hand landed on my shoulder instead.

His voice softened. "Chloe, don't be afraid. I'm here. I'll bring you back."

I pressed my lips together, the sorrow in my chest overwhelming.

Even now, he was comforting

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afraid," I whispered, though I knew he couldn't hear me.

were red, yet his voice remained soft. "So, will

down quickly. "Yes, I'll

understanding that, in this situation, he

It had happened before.

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Carter had been the one to

knew that I was more frightened than the two of them

once explained what it felt like to be a spirit, and Carter understood

his own fears, he

worried I might run off with Luke, and the thought made me want to both laugh and

to me. If I were to perish, I would want to

made up his mind, spoke to Luke. "If you're all right, you can leave. I'll stay

paused, then added, "Uncle,

""What is it?"

strange circumstances. On a stormy night, Anna saw Chloe standing at the foot of the bed. And

"Penelope!" he exclaimed.

hadn't only been able

Carter

Damian. 'Get more bodyguards. Make sure my wife's

to worry. I'll keep an eye on

car. I'm

Grandma. Since Luke didn't want to

composed, but inside, he

with him, and every ten minutes, he asked, "Chloe, are

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and for a brief moment, his

that I

Such a careful man.

I told him that

everything. Iwanted

Carter, I love you.

I'd never get the

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ending his life. He didn't

had always thought that once I was in Zoey's body, my spirit

and finding the truth.

ahead of us. At 20, there were still years to build something

my feelings