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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worse. An assault

bent and lifted me into his

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Chloe. can't promise what I might do if you fight. You're so beautiful, and

body froze. Fear locked every muscle in place.

above me. "Chloe, you're

don't." I said

way he was obsessed with

to smile or even cry. My body

nothing like the others. Instead of sculptures,

of

geniuses who thrived in secrecy, creating dangerous,

me into a large bathtub. Panic surged in me

cold. "Chloe, if you run, I'll have

at me. "The tub is dirty," I stammered, grasping for something-anything-to slow him down. "It needs

of pet. "You're fault. Stay here,

were hidden in every

my voice

meticulous care. His dedication

hand on me inappropriately, the idea of

the first time, I felt an inkling of what Whitney must have endured. A single day with Yael was suffocating enough. She had survived years under Taylor's rule. How had she

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Then he

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

the ordeal was over. That he'd simply wanted me

more wrong.

moments later, holding a small, dark bottle. Its label looked unfamiliar and untraceable, the kind of thing no legitimate pharmacy would carry.

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

wash myself, I said quickly. There's no need

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

poured the liquid into the water. As the blue substance mixed in, a wave of panic surged

blended completely, disappearing without a trace. I

pulse quickened. "What...

sharp, scaring pain shot up

"Ah!"

gone.

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

something out of a