Even after Her Death by Rita Bond

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Amber glared at me. If Carter weren't here, she'd probably be swearing at me by now.

"Fine, whatever. Just get out so I can rest," she snapped)

Yael helped Taylor to his feet, and they walked out. The rest of us followed suit.

Suddenly, something occurred to me. "Carter, wait. I need to say something to Amber."

Finished

Without waiting for his response, I turned back and barged in unannounced. At the door, I froze when I spotted a tall man in black leaning down, gently massaging Amber's temples.

He whispered, "You've been up all night. Let me carry you back to rest, okay?"

The two of them looked like a couple in the throes of romance.

Then again, her husband had been gone for years. Having someone around wasn't that surprising.

As soon as Amber saw me standing at the door, her face twisted in fury. "D*mn! What do you want now?"

"I just wanted to say-Amber, I want barbecue ribs for dinner!"

She glared. "I'm not running a restaurant here."

Grabbing an inkstone, she hurled it at my feet, clearly ready to explode.

But the second Carter appeared behind me, her demeanor shifted. Her lips curved into a sweet smile. "Barbecue ribs, huh? Sure, I'll make some for you. Carter, what about you? Is there something you'd like?"/ "Anything's fine," Carter replied, his gaze flicking between Amber and me.

With that, he led me outside to the courtyard. It was quiet and empty, the open space amplifying the tension in the air.

Standing with his back to me, Carter's tall, lean frame exuded an unmistakable chill. Even from behind, I could feel the frostiness radiating off him.

He had given me face in front of others, but now, the cold, unyielding Carter was fully on display.

"Carter," I called softly, almost timidly.

Over the past few months, Carter had been nothing but gentle and patient with me, never raising his voice or saying a harsh word.

now, faced with his silent anger, I felt

I reached out to tug on his sleeve. His abrupt turn caught me off guard,

are you hurt? Did I hurt you? I'm

and

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it off, hoping he wouldn't notice. My sleeve

and Amber?" he asked blunt, cutting

her

sharp gaze pinning me in place. "Chloe, when did I become someone you needed

against his chest. Though his grip wasn't tight, I could feel the

Seeing you like this makes my heart ache," he said, his voice low

on my forehead, he seemed to piece something together. He reached

the hurt in his eyes was evident. "Chloe, have you

insecurities all too well. If I didn't explain myself now, his mind

a sigh, I

see your hand," he

dilated, and a menacing chill crept into

in a low, hoarse voice. "So, you know everything,

Yes, you fool. How long

back to the town, it was to get answers about the Stone

I nodded. "Yes,"

unharmed. Amber's attitude toward

exactly is the Stone of

She said it could fool you completely, that you

to tremble. "Chloe, do you understand the consequences

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asking you retake my place and face death for me did you think I could live with that? If you died, I wouldn't survive either. I don't know when this so-called death calamity will strike, but I just want to

stroked my check, his voice shaking.

once already. Are you planning to do it again?" "You've

"Yes."

brought you back to life. You reclaimed your lands and became a wise ruler. The people lived in peace, and you devoted yourself to your duties. You never married, and before your next reincarnation, you said you regretted letting me down in that life and hoped to meet someone in the next life who would truly

did was of my own will. I never regretted it. You don't need to repay

you to live well. Why is it that in every life,

did you