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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I thought it was mosquito repellent, but now I realized it was probably to keep the This was an

to chain me, knowing full well I wouldn't

modern plumbing, was devoid of any means

television, no

opened the door and stepped outside. At once, I spotted

presence,

dressed in a white shirt and beige pants, his

wind, and a smile tugged at the corners of his

such an idyllic scene. The boy radiated

almost impossible to reconcile this image with

watching

catching his face and bathing him in a

"You look marvelous, Chloe."

my hair loose, and no makeup. The only mark on my face was a small red mole between my brows. The early morning

Whitney a few times before-she always wore

My voice came out

only downside is the pain,

you know how

They shed it periodically.

chest. My skin,

beside me, looking

in the light, his figure outlined against the bright

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last night, sister," he said, his voice filled

"Ugh."

turn more than the sight

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I imagined it like the usual skincare routine, where you use exfoliants

kept the skin intact, preserving

made my

touched my cheek. "You look even cleaner than

could feel was

predict his

He noticed my trembling and spoke softly. "Chloe, are you scared of

He was a

As long as you behave and don't try to escape, I'll

well"

out of the rocks. I

are many vipers here,"

on yourself every day, and the snakes, bugs, and rats won't