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.

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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."

utensils. Whitney, however, was frowning, clearly unhappy to see me

so much. How can you

Chloe's body, I probably would have agreed. But now, my

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sides were guilty in different

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holding onto hatred for a mere pawn, I wanted

had told me before she passed to

they wouldn't harm Whitney or me. That meant Grandma was warning me not to

them up

so why not take her secrets to the

played a

wanted Dominic to investigate and exact revenge on the Commander. She wanted us safe, letting the Carlyns take the

true identity and the danger it posed-so great that she didn't

Carlyns were harmless. We were all struggling together, facing the same

burden Whitney with this knowledge; her

Taylor would soon begin loosening his hold on her, allowing her to regain her

he had kept the Sanders' past

even with that hate. It was

further. "You haven't eaten all day. You need

I don't want to

cut through. "If you

seemed to remember something and

love" was

a little too,

"Don't worry. My mom

help but sigh, seeing his sad

to speak

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

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"Why?"

fit, or hang yourself on strong branches

I was speechless.

was going on

Whitney as best I could. With Taylor there I didn't need to

them, and as Taylor had said,

orchard, safe from snakes. It was clean, and there

a bedsheet, shouting about how death