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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echoed through the air. The door was slightly ajar. Pushing it open, I saw Yael crouched in

Taylor before him. Yael could've easily dodged the glass Amber had thrown at him earlier, but he hadn't. This

wearing a plain white T-shirt, its back torn open to reveal raw,

was ripped apart, the damage grotesque. And yet, aside from clutching his head, he made

back to the first time I saw him-crouched under

voice cold. "Haven't you

black didn't even glance at me, raising the

didn't dare attack him recklessly. Instead, I knelt beside Yael, wrapping my arms around him, just like I used to when we were

word, he dropped

lighting up with a fragile, hopeful glimmer. "Chloe, you're

you

voice soft and resigned. "There's no

wasn't just talking about the beating but his entire life-his fate, his bond with Amber. No

Let's get

his bedroom. True to his word, he'd replaced the sheets

a pair of matching pink bunny slippers and handed them to me with a shy smile. "Chloe, I

the first aid kit?"

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,

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shook my

back so battered it was hard to look

moved so casually suggested

on me back on the

like this, scars were inevitable, yet his back

help but wonder how many times he had

a soft voice, I asked, "Does

younger, it happened a lot more. It's not as bad now that we're older," Yael

does she hit

more for sharing his blood. Just being born was a sin in her eyes, and every day we live is another day

to Wisteria's manipulations. At one point, they

her children since they were small and fed

wounds.

voice was soft but firm. "Chloe, I've always longed for my mother's love. But from as early as I can remember, all I've ever seen in her eyes is disgust. She calls me a wretched little monster, says I should be dead, that I don't deserve to live." He

sense why his personality was so

me about your parents?" I

lower as

she didn't

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