Even after Her Death by Rita Bond

Chapter 391 My Precious

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I couldn't shake the memory of what I'd seen in the basement. The bodies under those white sheets- completely exposed-had been coated with some strange substance.

The thought churned my stomach.

Even though he hadn't done that to them, the idea of lion manipulating lifeless forms was disturbing enough.

"Yael. I'm really tired today," I said, my voice trembling Maybe we can do this another time. 1-"

He stepped closer, cutting off my retreat with deliberate ease. "Chloe, there's nothing to worry about. I won't hurt you. I just need to see your body, Silas damaged your original one, and I've regretted it ever since. This new body-it's flawless. I want to study it properly." "Yael," I stammered, my mind racing, "It's cold. Undressing isn't a good idea right now."

"Chloe, he replied, his tone calm. This island stays warm all year. You won't get cold."

His hand moved toward my collar, fingers grazing the buttons of the shirt Carter had dressed me in earlier.

"Yacl, stop!" I cried, my heart pounding.

With a swift motion, he yanked at the fabric. Two buttons popped off, and my shoulder was left bare, the strap of my top slipping into view.

Horror washed over me as I realized what he could see The marks Carter had left on me-bruises, kisses -spoke volumes about the night we'd shared.

Yael's expression darkened. His voice grew icy.

"Chloe, your body is ruined."

Panic gripped me. "Yael, you know I'm married. It's normal for a husband and wife to-"My words faltered.

"Marks like these destroy the beauty," he interrupted, his tone detached, almost clinical.

His focus wasn't on me as a person. It was his relentless pursuit of perfection in his art. Yet, the tension in the room made it hard to breathe.

I scrambled to calm him. "They'll fade in a few days. We can continue once they're gone, okay?"

A small smile crept across his face, but it brought no comfort. "There's no need to wait. If something's dirty, you clean it

"Clean it?" I asked, dread creeping in. "How?"

Images flooded my mind-horrific scenes of being scrubbed raw with a stiff brush or held down in some cruel attempt at purity.

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An assault so cruel

could react, he bent and lifted me into

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voice low. "Don't move, Chloe. can't promise what I might do if you fight. You're so beautiful, and I'm still

muscle in place. I didn't dare move, didn't

laugh drifted down from above me. "Chloe, you're so

said sharply, meeting

with his art. His words might unsettle

sense of relief evaporated almost immediately, I found myself unable to smile or even cry. My

the others. Instead of sculptures, it was filled with shelves of

of

group so-called geniuses who thrived in secrecy, creating dangerous, illegal drugs that the world would never see. Yael moved past the

me into a large bathtub. Panic surged in me as I instinctively

run, I'll have to cut off your legs. That

tub. I forced myself to stay calm, even as fear clawed at me. "The tub is dirty," I stammered, grasping for something-anything-to slow him down. "It needs cleaning." He tilted his head and gave me a look that felt almost amused. Then he reached out,

fault. Stay here, and I'll clean

all I knew cameras were hidden in every corner of this place. Running

murmured, my voice tight. "I

by the tub and began scrubbing it with meticulous care.

he hadn't laid a hand on me inappropriately, the idea of being so exposed around him made my skin

what Whitney must have endured. A single day with Yael was suffocating enough. She had survived years under Taylor's rule.

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filled it with warm water. Then he stood and motioned for me to get

the water

was over. That he'd simply wanted me to clean myself up. But I couldn't

more wrong.

and untraceable, the kind of thing no legitimate

the liquid inside the bottle as though it were precious. "It's something to help you get

wash myself, I said

Chloe. I'll make sure you're perfectly clean. Not

liquid into the water. As the blue substance mixed

blended completely, disappearing without a trace. I couldn't

pulse quickened. "What... what is

a sharp, scaring pain shot

"Ah!"

gone.

I was fully clothed, every part of my skin that touched the

was unbearable-like something