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."

however, was frowning, clearly unhappy to see me so comfortable with the

so much. How can you

Chloe's body, I probably would

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Had Played a Final Trick on

guilty in

Finished

a mere pawn, I wanted to go after the real threat

me before she passed to let go of revenge and

made it clear they wouldn't harm Whitney or me. That meant Grandma was warning me

brought them up in

end, so

played a final trick on Dominic before

from grace and dragging future generations down with it. So, she had wanted Dominic to

identity and the danger

were harmless. We were

Whitney with this knowledge; her pain was already too much to

Taylor would soon begin loosening his hold on her,

was why he had kept the Sanders'

wanted her to live, even with that hate. It

day. You need to eat so you can have the strength for everything

darkened. "Chloe, I don't want

cold voice cut through. "If you don't eat, I'll

seemed to remember

of love" was harsh,

little too, leaving some for

glanced down, his expression grim. "Don't worry.

seeing

wanted to speak

find a

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Played a Final

"Why?"

throw a fit, or hang yourself

I was speechless.

going on between Amber and

as best I could. With Taylor there I

searched for the two of them, and as Taylor had said, he

found them in an orchard, safe from snakes. It was clean, and there wasn't a

bedsheet, shouting about how death was