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, where are

Carter, pale–faced, scanned for any

Nothing. Nowhere!

bolted outside. The wind and snow howled, creating an apocalyptic scene; everything was a bleak

scare me!” he called out in desperation.

“Mr.

madman, 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

in the treacherous weather. Carter was

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think she’ll be okay? I haven’t heard any news from

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.

that moment, Carter’s phone rang–it was the hospital. Usually, he would answer immediately, but now his hand trembled.

it’s about Mrs. Chloe,

Could he really

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

appeared to regain his composure, but as he stepped out of the car, his legs gave way, and

seemed strong

and he steeled himself for the worst. The hallway was a flurry of activity with nurses and doctors rushing

braced himself for the worst news.

The head

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

a deep breath. “Mrs. Bolton has suddenly

stared at her. “Disappeared? What do you

a death announcement?

just now, her bed