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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something even worse. An assault so cruel that

I could react, he bent and lifted me

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promise what I might

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

quiet laugh drifted down from above me. "Chloe,

don't." I said sharply, meeting his

he was obsessed with his art. His words might

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

carried me effortlessly into another room. This one was nothing like the others. Instead of sculptures, it

of

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

large bathtub. Panic surged in me

stopped me cold. "Chloe, if you run, I'll have to cut off your legs. That way, you'll

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

fault. Stay here,

knew cameras were hidden in

I murmured, my voice tight.

by the tub and began scrubbing it with meticulous care. His dedication was unnerving. My anxiety rose with each passing

on me inappropriately, the idea of being so exposed around him made my

day with Yael was suffocating enough. She had survived years

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water. Then he stood and motioned for me to get

to remove my clothes I climbed into the water fully dressed. It wasn't

he'd simply wanted me to clean

more wrong.

holding a small, dark bottle. Its label looked unfamiliar and untraceable, the kind of thing no legitimate pharmacy would carry. "What's in that?" Tasked, trying to

it

can wash myself, I said quickly. There's

his voice that chilled me. "Don't worry, Chloe. I'll make sure you're

liquid into the water. As the blue substance mixed in,

disappearing without a trace.

quickened. "What... what is

could finish, a sharp, scaring

"Ah!"

gone.

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

was unbearable-like something