Even after Her Death by Rita Bond

Chapter 453 Grandma Had Played a Final Trick on Dominic

I felt powerless as an observer. The rift between them was too wide for mere words to mend.

I had already suspected Taylor's motives.

Finished

I approached Whitney and helped her to her feet. "Don't cry. You need to be careful with your heart. What if you make yourself sick?"

It was only when she saw me that Whitney seemed to find some comfort. She threw herself into my arms, her tears flowing freely as if she were a helpless child.

I gently patted her back. "There, there. You still have me. I will always be here for you."

Whitney sobbed, her voice breaking as she choked on her words. "But... my dad and the others...

"They're gone now. All we can do is live on. You're the only family I have left in the Sanders family. If something happens to you, I don't know what I'll do."

I knew I was laying it on thick, but I needed her to find a reason to keep going. Even if it was just for me, she had to push through.

She sniffled, and I wiped away her tears, glancing over at Taylor. "Do you have any food?"

"Yes, come with me."

I helped Whitney stand. She hadn't eaten in nearly a full day, and she had grown so frail. My only wish was to help her regain her strength, even if just a little.

As we entered the dining room, a tall figure pulled me in a hug. Yael, his voice thick with worry, muttered, "You really scared me!"

Now that I understood the secrets of the Carlyns, I no longer feared him.

I patted his head and smiled. "See? I'm still here. No need to be scared."

Yael, so large with his red-rimmed eyes, reminded me of a big polar bear.

I recalled childhood pictures of him, all chubby and adorable.

If life had been kinder to him, perhaps he wouldn't have turned out this way. He would have had loving

parents.

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"I'm starving," I said, trying to gently push his bulky form aside.

A grin spread across his face. "I've already made the food. You need to eat a lot."

and utensils. Whitney, however, was frowning,

the Sanders so much. How can

Chloe's body, I probably

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guilty in

Finished

mere pawn, I wanted to go after the real threat

to let go of revenge and not

meant Grandma was warning me not to go after the Commander

brought them up in front of

was nearing the end, so

that Grandma had played a final trick on

it. So, she had wanted Dominic to investigate and exact revenge on the Commander. She wanted us safe, letting the Carlyns

had known the Commander's true identity and the danger it posed-so great that she didn't want me to

harmless. We were all struggling

her

wasn't mistaken, Taylor would soon begin loosening his hold on her, allowing

the Sanders' past hidden, even pushing Whitney to

to live, even with that hate. It

explain further. "You haven't eaten all day. You need to eat so you can have the strength for

I don't

cut through. "If you don't

seemed to remember something and lowered her

"threat of love" was

a little too, leaving some

grim. "Don't worry. My mom won't let him go

sigh, seeing his

wanted to

somewhere. Just find a big one, and you'll

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"Why?"

it's easier to cry, throw a fit, or hang yourself on strong branches that won't

I was speechless.

on

Whitney as best I could. With Taylor there

searched for the two of them, and as Taylor

them in an orchard, safe from snakes. It was clean,

bedsheet, shouting about how death was