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Kamen had always her to the determined, hopeful young women in my mind. Just the other day, the doctor said she wasn't in any indice danger. She was stable

My legs buckled undere, and I collapsed. Tremors racked my body, as if I couldn't control them.

1 knew what it felt like to die. I had been through it

When the knife struck me, there was no pain at first.

I looked down Blot was spreading from my waist, soaking into my wedding dress. The knife still

learned in the light, its edge flashing, stained with my blood.

Introk a moment, but then the pain hit. It was sharp and brutal, and it was followed by overwhelming fear.

The fear of death. The fear of not knowing what comes after. I couldn't think about anything, except ping I didn't want to die.

But what about Famee? She was so young. How did the face her death?

She had been lying alone in that cold hospital room, surrounded by machines. She must've been terrified,

I covered my face with my hands, aching with sorrow. I wanted to cry, but I couldn't.

Though my heart was gone, my whole body felt the weight of the pain.

I managed to get up. My legs unsteady and slowly moved toward Jeffrey.

Luke, equally stunned, stammered, "How can she be dead? I spoke with her doctor. She wasn't doing well, but she was stable. I promised I'd save her!"

Esmee had been the only one who saw what happened that night. She could have identified the killer.

And now, just when we needed her the most, she was gone.

A key piece of the puzzle was lost.

But it wasn't just the clue I cared about. It was Esmee's life.

She was real-She was a person.

for her. I had been relieved my

I had known she would return only to lose her life, I would

long as you're alive,

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me, you can go to the hospital yourself, Jeffrey

hadn't slept at all.

nothing I've said has gotten

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into the box of chess pieces, picked up a white one, but then switched it for

black

of telling Luke that, whether it was him or Carter, they were both just pieces in

his room, showered quickly, and changed. His knees were still sore from

limped downstairs and rushed

at Esmee's doctor's office, police were

tears as she demanded answers from the hospital. Why

cause trouble for money. She truly wanted to understand

relative, and since my disappearance was tied to him, it

moved toward

"Esmee.

as I reached out, trying to lift the white

her. I didn't even get a last chance to look

"Esmee, I'm sorry"

knelt beside her, my hands pressing down on the cold surface, feeling the weight of all my regret. "Chloe, it's

it

like I remembered-bright, gentle,

After everything, after death itself, I was seeing someone like me. A ghost.

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my voice

finally get to see you... but I

"Where are you going?"

my fingers finding hers. Her hand was

was holding her

"The only thing I regret is that

who had picked her up at the airport that

good person, and he deserves someone better. I wanted to be with him, to watch him build a life. I wanted to give him flowers

my very eyes.

I don't have much time. Be careful. The man who killed you, I saw him at the auto

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