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

could react, he bent and lifted me into

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what I might do

froze. Fear locked every muscle in place. I didn't dare move, didn't even dare to

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

don't." I said sharply, meeting his

he was obsessed with his art. His words might unsettle me,

unable to smile or even cry. My body felt like it had been drained

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

of

my stomach churn. Carter's warnings about Bloodshade came flooding back-a group so-called geniuses who thrived in secrecy, creating dangerous, illegal drugs that the world would never see. Yael moved past the lab and into what

into a large bathtub. Panic surged in me

if you run, I'll have to

fingers clutching the edge of the 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, patting

some kind of pet. "You're fault. Stay here, and I'll clean it properly. Don't

to obey any urge to run. For all I knew cameras were hidden in

voice tight. "I

it with meticulous care. His dedication was unnerving. My anxiety rose with each passing

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

the first time, I felt an inkling of what Whitney must have endured. A single day with

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

asked me to remove my clothes I climbed into the water fully dressed. It

That he'd simply wanted me to clean

more wrong.

unfamiliar and untraceable, the kind of thing no legitimate pharmacy would carry. "What's in that?" Tasked, trying

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

myself, I said quickly.

a calmness in his voice that chilled me. "Don't worry, Chloe. I'll make sure you're perfectly clean. Not a single

opened the bottle and poured the liquid into the water. As the blue substance mixed in, a wave

disappearing without a trace.

"What... what is

scaring pain

"Ah!"

gone.

every part of my skin that touched the water felt like a thousand needles

something out of a