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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.

her. I had been relieved my father had pulled

known she would return only to lose her life, I would have wished

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reached into the box of chess pieces, picked up a

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him or Carter, they were both just pieces in his game. He could change them out whenever he

His knees

downstairs and rushed

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

tears as she demanded answers from the hospital. Why had her daughter

to cause trouble for money. She truly wanted to understand why

medicine, was there too. Esmee was his distant relative, and since

grieving family and moved toward the body covered with a white

"Esmee.

as I reached out, trying

her.

"Esmee, I'm sorry"

the cold surface, feeling the weight

moment, I thought it was just

just like I remembered-bright, gentle,

believe it. After everything, after death itself,

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see you... but I won't be

"Where are you going?"

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

was holding her

gaze went to her parents, still fighting for her justice. "The only thing I regret is that

him then-the young man, the one who had picked her up at the airport that

better. I wanted to be with him, to watch him build a life. I wanted to give him flowers at his wedding, tell him

before my very eyes. This couldn't be real. She had

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

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