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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please, help me.

lingered on the Stone of Duality hanging

into my hand. "Protect

He had given in.

the fleeting time we had, he kissed me fiercely, leaving me breathless. "Don't be afraid. I'm here." And then, he was gone in

tightly, knowing

being a weapon, it likely

his way of staying connected when I couldn't use my phone, giving

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

I had already disposed of the real Stone of

was doomed

are

with a candy apple.

was wondering if Whitney had eaten one in all these years. She used to love them. The night we were separated, she had one

complimented my reddened eyes, keeping Yael's

much? Because there's no one else in this world as pure and kind as you. Here, take this. I'll go get

candy apple and gently

gone far. He

thought of him as a cripple. They would never associate the towering figure nearby with

must have taken all his strength to resist

being so deeply in

murmured under my breath, "Carl, don't

before he finally relaxed his

me

turned away to

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an entire rack of

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

I froze.

69%

+8 Pearls

was so clean and untainted that, had I not experienced

you must be hungry. Let me take

followed us from

was a quiet

matter what I did, if I turned

moments, I felt an overwhelming urge to run into his arms and

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

fantasies faded quickly, doused by the weight of

hated my

care only about my own happiness and