Even after Her Death by Rita Bond

Chapter 401 Chloe, Come With Me

The location I sent him was near the beach, and he must have deduced the presence of a nearby night market.

Maybe he came on a whim, hoping for a chance encounter. Even though the likelihood of running into me was slim, he still came.

I'd told him not to act recklessly, but to him, even the smallest chance was worth the risk.

Thankfully, fate reunited us. Watching Yael walk off toward a candy apple vendor, I quickly ran to Carter.

He pulled me behind a large tree and wrapped me in a tight embrace like he wanted to crush me to the

bone.

I held back my tears and clung to him just as tightly, greedily taking in his familiar scent laced with the sharp bitterness of tobacco.

He must have smoked a lot.

It was something he would never do in front of me before.

Suppressing the emotions bubbling in my chest, I whispered, "Carl, don't worry. I'm fine, really."

"Chloe, come with me," he rasped.

His bloodshot eyes made my heart ache.

Has he been sleepless since I disappeared?

I felt a pang of guilt and sorrow as I explained, "I'm sorry, but I can't leave. Whitney is still in their hands.

Carter frowned. "Chloe, I don't care about anyone else's life but yours. Not even your sister's. I won't allow it if helping her puts you in danger. You have to come with me. Do you know what these past days have been like for me?" Panic surged within me.

As much as I wanted to escape with him, I couldn't ignore the image of Whitney's haunted face and her desperate attempts to create opportunities for me to leave even before she knew who I was. Such a kind soul didn't deserve this fate. "There won't be a better chance than now, Carl. Trust me."

"Chloe, stop being stubborn!" Carter's tone grew firm as he tried to drag me away.

Standing on tiptoes, I caught him off guard with a kiss.

I was fleeting, far too brief to calm his restless heart.

If I left now, Yael would surely take his fury out on Whitney-not necessarily killing her, but tormenting her in ways I couldn't bear.to imagine.

Whitney had already suffered 20 years of agony. I couldn't let her endure any more of it.

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Chapter 401 Chloe, Come With Me

help me. Help

as his gaze lingered on the

he relented and placed a dagger into my hand.

He had given in.

me breathless.

tightly, knowing it wasn't

it

I couldn't use my phone, giving him

lives with the Stone of Duality was imminent, and he feared any disruption

already disposed of

plan was doomed to

what are you

with a

if Whitney had eaten one in all these years. She used to love them.

complimented my reddened eyes, keeping

no one

me a candy apple and gently pinched my cheek before

He was watching us from

They would never

his clenched fists. It must have taken all his strength to resist whisking me

isn't life and death. It's being so deeply in love, standing within reach, yet we could only look at each other from

under my breath, "Carl, don't

white before he finally

at me and

away to

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Chloe,

an entire rack

I bought enough for you and Whitney," he said with a

I froze.

69%

+8 Pearls

had I not experienced death firsthand, I might have believed

hungry. Let me take

from a safe

was a

did, if I turned around,

an overwhelming urge to run into his arms and hold

him to a hidden paradise. I didn't want to be bothered by destiny or sisterly

fantasies faded quickly, doused by the weight of

right-I hated

could be selfish. I wanted to care only about my own