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.

silent anger, I felt a

to tug on his sleeve. His abrupt turn caught me off guard, and his movement inadvertently

Carter's eyes. "Chloe, are you hurt? Did I hurt you? I'm sorry, I didn't mean

genuine, and his

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to brush it off, hoping he wouldn't notice. My sleeve hid the wound

on with you and Amber?" he asked blunt, cutting to the

despite her

step closer, his sharp gaze pinning me in place. "Chloe,

my hand, pressing it 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 and

the sweat beading on my forehead, he seemed to piece something together. He reached for my

in his eyes was evident. "Chloe,

all too well. If I didn't explain myself

a sigh,

see your hand," he

pupils dilated, and a menacing chill crept into his voice. "Who hurt you?" I had never seen Carter look

moment before speaking in a low,

fool.

back to the town, it was to get answers about

I nodded. "Yes,"

Amber's attitude toward me had already

is the Stone of

was given to me by Grandma. She said it could fool you completely,

"Chloe, do you

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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 spend whatever

stroked my check, his

"You abandoned me once already. Are

"Yes."

"I saw what happened after 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

it. You don't need to repay me

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

you