Even after Her Death by Rita Bond

Chapter 392 Shedding Her Skin

Chapter 392 Shedding Her Skin

""Yael, no!"

I snapped my eyes open, calling out his name before I could even think.

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The pain I had felt before losing consciousness surged back, overwhelming me, as if a wave had crashed.

over me.

I shot upright, scanning the room. To my surprise, I was lying in a bed, my clothes changed.

After the brutal night with Carter, every inch of my body had ached.

But now, there was no pain. In fact, I felt lighter, as if a burden had been lifted.

Remembering what Yael had said about cleaning me up, I lifted my shirt. I couldn't believe my eyes. marks Carter had left were completely gone.

Not just that-my skin had taken on an eerie, unnatural pallor.

Zoey's skin had always been pale, but now it was almost ghostly, a stark, cold white.

The marks were gone, and even some moles and body hair had disappeared.

It looked cleaner than anything you'd get at a fancy spa

Now, my skin wasn't just white-it was smooth and glowing, like a newborn's: soft and perfect.

What kind of concoction could have such an effect?

The lack of any strange sensations told me he hadn't taken advantage of me, at least not physically.

But the fact that my clothes had been changed still troubled me.

The

I took in my surroundings. The room was plain, but something felt off. It seemed like no one had been here for a long time. Even the sheets smelled faintly of mildew.

Outside, I could hear the waves crashing against the rocks. Moving to the window, I hoped to find some way to escape.

But as I peered out, my heart nearly stopped. There were dozens of snakes crawling along the rocks below.

Vipers, all tangled together, their slithering making my skin crawl and my stomach twist.

"Ugh!".

I clamped a hand over my mouth, stepping back, grateful I hadn't opened the window. If I had, one or two of those snakes might've slithered in. I might not have died from a bite, but I would've been terrified out of my mind. Får off in the distance, I saw the first light of dawn creeping over the horizon. The sunrise looked beautiful.

But after seeing those snakes, I couldn't care less about the view.

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sprayed something on me before we arrived on the island. At first, I thought it was mosquito repellent, but now I realized it was probably to keep the This

chain me, knowing full well I wouldn't be able to

plumbing, was devoid of any means of

phone, no television,

once, I spotted someone sitting

presence, turning to look at

beige

in the wind, and a smile tugged at the corners of

idyllic scene. The boy radiated

to reconcile this image

said nothing, watching him

walked toward me, the sunlight catching his face and bathing him in

"You look marvelous, Chloe."

on my face was a small red mole between my brows. The early morning sunlight cist everything in a soft, almost ethereal light, making the moment feel surreal. It was clear the brothers had similar tastes, even

seen Whitney a few times before-she

voice came out

The only downside is the pain, he

how snakes shed

They shed it periodically.

of it, a knot formed in my chest. My skin, smooth and new, felt like it had been completely renewed. That

now standing right beside me,

his

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saved the skin you shed last night, sister,"

"Ugh."

turn more than the sight of the snakes

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human skin shed? I imagined it like the usual skincare routine, where you use exfoliants to remove dead

kept the skin intact, preserving

thought made my stomach

"You look even cleaner

but all I could feel

could never predict his next

be careful. I didn't want to anger him. He noticed my trembling and spoke softly. "Chloe, are you

He was a

and

well"

slithered out of the

are many vipers

spray this on yourself every day, and the snakes, bugs, and