Loved You Once But He's My Forever

Billionaire Is 12

Even though his face looked different from that night, I'd recognize those eyes even if they were reduced to ashes.

He was a master of disguise. On that night, his figure had clearly been that of a tall man-6'1"-but now he was hunched over, with weathered skin that made him look like an elderly man. Seeing the person who killed me here at the art show sent waves of fear through me, reminding me of the pain I felt before I died.

He was ruthless. He had appeared silently behind me that night, stabbing me in the back without a second's hesitation or remorse, as if he'd rehearsed it a thousand times. I had always been kind to others, so there was no way I had enemies who would want me dead.

He was so skilled at hiding his identity. Could he be a professional killer?

But if he'd

Bul I already killed me, why was she here now? Did he have another target?

My first instinct was to run, but then I realized I was already dead. What was there to be afraid of?

Luke casually patted his shoulder without giving him a second glance, simply saying, "It's fine."

But the man's eyes stayed fixed on me, the same way they had right before my death.

Cold, merciless, and completely emotionless.

Event

though I'd

I'd already died once, I was still terrified of him, frozen in place as if I'd been paralyzed.

Could he see me?

Just as

I had that thought, I heard Luke call out in a low voice, "Uncle Carter."

I snapped out of it and realized the man's gaze was actually focused past me, on Carter, who was sitting in a wheelchair.

My tensed nerves finally began to relax.

Carter's attention had shifted to Luke, and the man walked toward Carter without any other movement.

Still, the memory of his brutal methods sent a wave of unease through me. Was this deranged killer planning to take more lives? On instinct, I stretched out my arms, trying to shield Carter.

passed by without doing

forward, stopping in front of Luke. Carter's gaze, cold and

the wedding, and yet here you

my family or my husband, but Carter, a man who had nothing to do with

done throwing her little tantrum, she'll come back." Luke Luke's Whe's indifference stood in stark contrast to Carter's 'serious demeanor. to Chloe?" of moment, panic flickered across Luke's

has happened to For a

her, surprised. "What did

like Chloe could never be in any real danger. She left for Cloudville ages ago." "Luke,

a flight for the day after the wedding to

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how much I loved Cloudville, with its roads lined with flowers, its lush green mountains, and its snow-capped peaks.

so would damage the relationship between the Sanders and the Boltons, so I had decided to exact my revenge and

face twisted from concern to anger. "No wonder we couldn't find any trace of her! She just up and

other people's feelings. Coming and going as she pleases-that's just how

out that although I

how laughable he didn't even care enough to check. He

As I

gave a bitter

smile, I noticed the same hint of sarcasm at

dark eyes seemed 1 to have seen through everything

Carter

"Let's

it."

es widened in shock. Why would Carter say something like

was about to

clung to Luke's arm. "Luke, the auction is starting. Let's

scanning the crowd, searching for

Finally, He was

I found him.

like a creature that couldn't stand the light, lurking in the dark corners, watching Luke with a sick

remember where I'd seen those eyes before. Who

would he come here after

importantly-if I was dead, where was

him and Anna closely, but there was no

I

be that he wasn't a hitman hired by

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mmon.