Even after Her Death by Rita Bond

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I caught a glimpse of my reflection in Amber's dark pupils-a twisted, manic grin spread wide. across my face.

"You're insane," she hissed.

I tilted my head at her, a mocking smile playing on my lips. "Insane? Weren't you the ones who drove me to this point, Amber? You orchestrated this grand drama, dragging me into the feud

tween the Carlyns and the Sanders. Why? What did I ever do to deserve this? In my past life, spent years in depression before dying a horrible death. Even in death, I had no peace. My bones were shattered, my skin flayed, my body reduced to fragments."

I laughed, but tears welled in my eyes, streaming down my face and dripping off my chin.

I stepped closer to her, one deliberate step at a time until there was no distance left between

1. us.

"Do you know what death is like? I was abandoned by the world-no one heard my cries. My family stood just within reach, but I couldn't speak, couldn't scream. I could only watch as my killers walked away, free and unpunished." I locked

eyes with her, my voice trembling with rage and despair. "Whitney was only five when you took her. You tortured her, shattered her innocence, and scarred her soul. What gave you the right? We never harmed anyone, yet this is the fate you forced upon us. Who granted you the power to decide who lives and who dies? If you're so intent on killing me, then here I am. Do it. Kill me now."

I pressed the knife into her hand and guided it to my chest, right over my heart. "Go on. Stab

1. me. End it."

The knife clattered to the floor as she shoved me away, storming up the stairs without another word. Her retreating figure screamed of desperation, like someone fleeing from a battle she'd already lost. Amber was unraveling. The situation had spun completely out of her control.

When she disappeared, I let out a shaky breath, wiping the tears from my face. I collapsed onto the couch, utterly drained. But in the end, I had won. I'd gambled, and I'd won.

Thank God Carter had uncovered the truth about their relationship. It seemed Amber cared about Carter more than she did about Yael and Taylor. Once again, Carter had saved me.

At least now, I had nothing to fear from the Carlyns.

Thinking of Yael, who had been dragged away earlier, I headed down to the basement.

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of a whip hitting flesh echoed through the air. The door was slightly ajar. Pushing it open, I saw Yael crouched in the corner, arms

resist, didn't struggle-just like Taylor before him. Yael could've easily dodged the glass Amber had thrown at him earlier,

its back torn open to reveal raw, bloody

ripped apart, the damage grotesque. And yet, aside from clutching his head, he made no move to defend

back to the first time I saw him-crouched under a tree, his arms

forward, my voice cold. "Haven't you

didn't even glance at

recklessly. Instead, I knelt beside Yael, wrapping my

a word, he dropped the whip and

lighting up with a fragile, hopeful glimmer.

you dodge?" I

gaze drifted into the distance, his voice soft and resigned. "There's no point. I

life-his fate, his bond with Amber. No matter how far he ran, he

get you

feet and guided him back to his bedroom. True to his word, he'd replaced the sheets with brand-new ones,

to me with a shy smile. "Chloe, I prepared these for you. And a fresh

the first aid

eagerly, handing it to me. His eyes sparkled like a child showing off a treasure. "Chloe, are you going to patch me up? I'm sorry I couldn't protect you. How did you get away? She didn't hurt you, did

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shook my

his shirt, revealing a back so battered it was

so casually

ointment he used on me back on the island. Could it have been his

scars were inevitable,

couldn't help but wonder how many times he

asked, "Does she hit

lot more. It's not as bad now that

does she

"Because she hates our father. She hates us even more for sharing his blood. Just being born was a

but that was due to Wisteria's manipulations. At one point, they

had been hurting her children since they were small and fed them

wounds. "Why don't you

that I don't deserve to live." He looked at me, his dark eyes shimmering with unshed tears. "Even so, I still want her love. My father died when I was young. If my mother doesn't want me either, I'll

made sense why his personality was

me about

guard seemed to lower as he

dad loved my mom very much, but she didn't love him. She despised him.

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Taylor even more for

anything about her