Even after Her Death by Rita Bond

16:57 Mon, 24 Feb

Even after Her Death

Chapter 517 Take Me With You

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I couldn’t control my body; an unseen force yanked me forward, my speed whipping past Carter, tousling

his hair.

While everyone’s attention was on Everett, Carter seemed to sense something was amiss and turned in the direction I was being pulled away.

“Chloe?”

There was no response. Everett, clearly alarmed, began searching for me immediately.

When they realized I was no longer in the room, not only Everett but even Everly started to cry.

Carter grew visibly uneasy. Something was very wrong!

He couldn’t console his two children; their time together must’ve been so long that he could feel my presence even without seeing me. But now, he felt nothing!

He distinctly felt a draft, an impossibility in the warmth of the room. Upon feeling it, a hollowness washed over him.

“Chloe, are you still here?” He flicked a lighter, the flame’s soft glow casting light over his face.

In the past, Chloe would always come to blow out the flame whenever he did this.

But tonight, she didn’t. A sharp pang hit Carter’s heart; he sensed it. In this vast room, Chloe was gone!

don’t scare me,

room, and Carter, pale–faced,

Nothing. Nowhere!

The wind and snow howled, creating an apocalyptic

scare me!” he called

him. “Mr. Carter, what’s

he struggled to his feet, repeating his desperate plea, “Chloe, you can’t be gone!” He drove himself up, ignoring his

weather. Carter was terrified–terrified of receiving the news that Chloe had stopped breathing. When he finally arrived, Carter feared stepping out of

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wheel, his voice barely audible. “Damian, do you think she’ll be okay? I haven’t

to comfort him but struggled with the harsh reality. “Mr. Carter, I…” He bit his lip, unsure how to reassure him convincingly.

as he said it, Damian wasn’t confident himself.

phone rang–it was the hospital. Usually, he would answer

should answer it. In case it’s something important,” Damian suggested softly. “If it’s about Mrs. Chloe, at least you should see her one last time and

haunted him. Could he really bear to send her off himself? Or was it more cruel to let her die quietly in the hospital?

unanswered, but Carter made his decision.

it. He appeared to regain his composure, but

ached for him. Carter seemed strong outside, but inside, he

he steeled himself for the worst. The hallway

himself for the worst news.

The

Carter’s body could collapse any second. Carter’s eyes were hollow, his voice hoarse. “Is my wife … Is she already … ?”

took a deep breath. “Mrs. Bolton

“Disappeared? What do you mean?”

death

everything was fine. But just now, her bed was