Even after Her Death by Rita Bond

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Chapter 396 Easily Deceived.

I raised my hand and brought the knife down with all my strength.

At the same time, he moved. But instead of hitting him the blade struck a moth.

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The sharp edge sliced through the insect's wings, and the rest of its body fluttered, struggling helplessly.

It felt like a reflection of my own fate-fighting against what I couldn't change.

I glanced up at him. "Sorry, I thought it was a cockroach. You really startled me."

For a moment, a flash of something cold crossed his face, but it was gone almost immediately. I could feel the chill of fear still gripping me.

He had been testing me, hadn't he?

If I'd gone through with it, if I'd tried to strike him, he would've overpowered me in an instant. It would've completely contradicted everything I had told him about staying. What would've happened if he'd called me out on my lie?

Would I end up like Whitney, locked up and forgotten?

I managed to keep my composure in that moment. If I tried to kill him, I had no chance of winning. Not without the proper training.

Even the angle of the knife wouldn't have been enough to do any real harm.

The risks were too high. I had to change my approach.

That had been a close call.

"You're scared of cockroaches?" he asked, taking the knife from my hand and twirling it casually between. his fingers. The sound of the blade scraping against his skin made my heart skip.

"Who isn't? Snakes, cockroaches, and slugs," I replied, forcing a smile as I tried to ignore the unease creeping up my spine.

He tucked the knife away and patted my head lightly. Sorry about that. Didn't mean to scare you.

"Scare me? I keep having dreams of snakes chasing me I said, trying to act frustrated, though I wasn't sure it was convincing. Then, without warning, he pulled me into his arms. I froze, unsure of what was happening. Was this another test?

But then he said, "How about I take you away from here

Tblinked, caught off guard by his words. Was he serious

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was

"Really?"

made your offering to my family.

blinked. "You're not making me into

"I can do it anywhere. Sculpting stone isn't something you finish in a

he had been toying

"Where are we going?"

it. But you have to promise me

thumb' brushed lightly against my

life. But if she finds out you're still alive, she will kill you. Even I

actually letting me go back. I nodded

couldn't meet Carter face to face, just

""I understand."

I think I'm starting

looking at me the way Taylor had looked at Whitney. There was

because I had stayed with him to

wasn't love or desire-it was a mix of gratitude, appreciation, and some other tangled

feelings for me weren't about

was about to marry a man

must be

go

too rough tonight. We'll leave when the wind and rain

"Okay."

you

"Yeah, I'll make something

headed to the kitchen. I said, remember the first time we met, you

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under a tree, not moving. Now look at you.

you,

him. Maybe he'd be the key to helping

"You remember that?"

about your mom? You never talk

a moment. "She... wasn't a good mother. Let's not get into

explain why Amber wanted to kill me? She's not

gave a dry, bitter laugh.

her, it was always with that distant that person' tone. It was clear they were on the same side, but how? He didn't seem interested in talking

do was hope that when we returned, more

I was finally given a hot meal. The warmth almost made me tear

I didn't realize you were so

I glared at him.

course, I'm hungry! Try kneeling on an empty stomach for a whole day and see how