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!

scare me, where

filled the room, and Carter, pale–faced, scanned

Nothing. Nowhere!

children’s wails, Carter flung open the door and bolted outside. The wind and snow howled, creating an apocalyptic scene; everything was

are you? Don’t scare me!” he called out in

him. “Mr. Carter,

sprinted into the snowy depths and stumbled, collapsing into a thick snowbank. Falling hard into the snow, he struggled to his feet, repeating his desperate plea, “Chloe, you can’t be gone!” He drove himself up, ignoring his

sped through the storm, racing to the hospital. Damian followed closely, horrified by the reckless speed in the treacherous weather. Carter was terrified–terrified of receiving the news that Chloe had stopped breathing. When

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you think she’ll

harsh reality. “Mr. Carter, I…” He bit his lip, unsure how to reassure him convincingly. “I’ll go check. Mrs. Chloe is probably just fine.”

he said it, Damian wasn’t confident himself.

was the hospital. Usually, he would answer immediately, but now

it’s something important,” Damian suggested softly. “If it’s about Mrs. Chloe, at least you

died alone in the snow, a memory that haunted him. Could he really bear to send

call went unanswered, but Carter made his decision. “Let’s go in

he couldn’t avoid it. He appeared to regain his composure, but as he stepped out of the car, his legs gave way, and

Carter seemed strong outside, but

short walk to the hospital room felt like an eternity, and he steeled himself for the

himself for

situation.” The head nurse rushed up to him.

were hollow, his voice hoarse.

took a deep breath. “Mrs. Bolton has

stared at her. “Disappeared? What

death

But just now, her bed was empty. We’re searching