Even after Her Death by Rita Bond

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I never expected her to answer my question, but after a brief silence, she spoke calmly, "Believe it or not, your death in the last life had nothing to do with me." "Then who was it?"

"Chloe, the more you know, the quicker you die. Why dig into things that are already in the past?"

My mind raced. If she wasn't lying, then this time, her attempt to kill me must have been to protect Carter and stop the life exchange.

"So, it was someone from the Carlyns?"

She didn't respond, which was as good as an admission.

Years ago, the Sanders had left the Carlyns with deep-seated hatred-a grudge so intense that the Carlyns loathed the Sanders with every fiber of their being.

That's why they took Whitney when she was just five years old, planting the seed of revenge that grew into this mess.

Wisteria, her father, and other members of the Carlyns had all played a part in the revenge against the Sanders.

It was getting late, so I decided not to press further. After all, I wasn't someone she cared for, and we weren't exactly friends.

To her, I was a thorn in her side, so there was no way she'd open her heart to me.

Still, she'd made me suffer on that island, living in fear and torment. It was only fair that I retaliated.

"Amber, make sure you wake up early tomorrow morning."

She was confused.

She probably didn't want to bother me, so she stayed silent.

I continued, "For breakfast, I'd like ravioli and soy milk-not the kind made by a machine, but freshly ground with a millstone."

Her voice came out through gritted teeth. "Would you like to eat crap instead?"

"Amber, how crude of you. Where's your dignity as an elder? Maybe I should punish you by having you prepare stuffed dumplings as well."

"Chloe!"

"Your cooking is amazing. I only had it once, but I've been dreaming about it ever since. And after losing so much blood tonight, don't you think I deserve a proper meal to replenish myself? You're so kind and considerate-you'll probably start grinding beans at three in the morning for me, won't you?"

"What time is it now?"

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"Chloe, if you want to die, I can help you with that!"

older people are light sleepers. I'm sure you'll be able to fulfill my

her

imagining a hundred ways to kill

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bound by a life-exchange curse, and that fate wasn't limited

life got, the worse things would become for Carter. Conversely, the better I lived, the better off

It was all interconnected.

She had to cater to me,

of worry. If I suffered or died early Carter's life would hang by a

forced her to care for me

and I were

turned over, her back to me, but

"Not my problem."

"Tell me a story."

not an insomniac-I just don't need much sleep. And now you expect me to wake up at three to grind

I want to hear a story.

wondered if Amber regretted

kept her up half the night, she had to sit by

was that the

the way, I fell

woke up the next morning, the first

Carter leaned against the edge of the bed, dozing. His dark hair shimmered with a golden hue, and his handsome

exuding

with joy, and I couldn't help but want to throw myself into his

of my injured hand, I

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my movement was subtle, Carter still noticed. His eyes opened, and he looked

was

"Carter."

cover the scar on my wrist and threw myself into

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looked down at me. "Are you

for a moment. Honestly, Amber seemed

and she couldn't even hold

was smarter than I gave her credit for. I'd originally planned to torment her for a

shook my head. "No,

Whitney's voice came from the hallway. "Chloe, Carter, breakfast is ready. Come downstairs." "Okay,

notice my injured hand, I gently pushed him. "Carter, I'll go freshen up first. You go down

for a moment before he asked,

I interrupted, smiling. "She's not going to try to kill me again. We've reached an understanding. I even slept in

a hand to gently ruffle my hair. "As long as

he turned and left

looked down at my left wrist. Old scars now mingled with fresh

washing up, I headed downstairs, where everyone was