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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.

bell for her. I had been relieved my father had pulled

her life, I would

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you can go to the hospital yourself, Jeffrey

hadn't slept at all. His eyes were dark

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faded, replaced by a cold,

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of chess pieces, picked up a white

sound, the black piece

was his quiet way of telling Luke that, whether it was him or Carter, they were both just

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

limped downstairs and rushed straight

he arrived at Esmee's doctor's office, police were there. Esmee's parents

streaked with tears as she demanded answers from

money. She truly wanted to understand why her daughter

anything about medicine, was there too. Esmee was his distant relative, and since my disappearance was tied to him, it made sense he'd be

the grieving family and moved toward the body covered with

"Esmee.

my hand trembling as I reached out, trying to lift the white

her. I

"Esmee, I'm sorry"

the cold surface, feeling the weight of all my regret. "Chloe, it's

I thought it was just in my head.

just like I remembered-bright, gentle,

everything, after death itself, I was seeing

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her name, my voice barely

you... but I won't be

"Where are you going?"

reached for her, my fingers finding hers. Her hand was

knew I was

still fighting for her justice. "The only thing I regret is that I won't be there for them when they're old. And...

who had picked her up at the airport that

and he deserves someone better. I wanted to be with him, to watch him build a life. I wanted to give him flowers at his wedding, tell him how much I loved him. But

faint, her body disappearing before my very eyes. This couldn't be real. She

time. Be careful. The man who killed you, I saw him at the auto