Even after Her Death by Rita Bond

Chapter 452 Taylor, I Hope You Rot in Hell!

After everything with the Cailyns, I was beyond exhausted.

Wisteria's death seemed to lift a heavy burden 1 hadn't realized was still weighing on me.

Now, the only person who truly mattered to me was Carter. After I finished showering and changing. I found him wrapping up his bandages. Seeing the bandages wrapped tightly around his chest only deepened the pain in my heart.

"Carter...

He reached out to me, a silent invitation. "Come here.

I walked over and sat beside him as he pulled me onto his lap, wrapping his arms around me and resting his chin on my shoulder.

"Chloe, let me hold you.

"I'm sorry for worrying you again."

Even though it had only been one day, seeing the brutal violence of what had happened must have shaken

him deeply.

"As long as you're safe, that's all I care about."

"You're being silly. Dominic never meant to hurt me. It was me who got away without a scratch-you took the knife for me."

His fingers gently brushed my cheek. "Chloe, the more allies you have, the better your chances. Even Aunt Amber doesn't share much about that group. But if our fates are linked, if danger comes our way, Dominic and Aunt Amber will protect you.

"I just don't want to take chances. I want you to have a safety net."

I knew exactly what he meant.

I sighed, continuing, "The feud with the Carlyns may be over, but the organ trafficking operation is still active. Should we just let them get away with it?"

"Chloe, even if you report it to the police, it won't make a difference. Dominic isn't the leader of the whole operation. They're just part of the Snowville network, These kinds of groups are everywhere. The real power is hidden in the shadows. We don't even have enough proof to go after the Carlyns. And even if we did, what would we gain? You saw what happened to Sheila and Silas."

I fell quiet, remembering Sheila's tragic end.

The thought of Amber potentially facing the same fate was unbearable.

But even if they were gone, it wouldn't stop the bosses from making money. Dominic's place would quickly be taken by someone else.

We couldn't eliminate them all. In the spring, everything would just return to normal as if nothing

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tane

live. At least they won't hurt anymore. We can follow their invements

the Sanders back then were nothing more than patcns in the hands of Commander and his wife. The Sanders and the Carlyns have suffered, but those two have escapeil

What Commander

happened, and only the did Carter begin to understand the full

the situation.

Carlyns don't know

of it to make everything worse. If the Commander's wife hadn't let people humiliate Mrs. Carlyn Senior, or if she hadn't orchestrated the Carlyn family's destruction, they wouldn't have ended up this way. The Sanders wouldn't have

Commander and his wife were the

the Commander, maybe Mrs. Carlyn Senior would have lived for her

perfect life, but they would have found peace, without

What's

was quickly put in place. The Commander either went into business or escaped abroad.

was telling the truth, but I

Wisteria's twisted face, Yael hiding under a tree, covering his

yet so obsessive-and the rest of the Carlyn family I

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Jake, Josh, Greg... so many faces tangled in

just makes everyone blind. But at

soundly, trampling

this. I'll help you with

ointment in his hand. "Let me check

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452 Taylor. I Hope You

just some bruises "I winced as he gently touched a

but I had few scrapes

been the one stabbed, yet he

lay

are Zocy

fine," he answered quickly, his focus on me

call them? I'm worried

Finished

this island is blocked. If Aunt Amber and the others hadn't figured out Dominic's plan, I wouldn't have found you so quickly. But don't worry. I checked earlier-Harlan only

like him

how he risked his life for Zoey, I

They were yet