Revenge After Death

Chapter 27

Rachel’s cup shattered on the floor. She stood up abruptly. Her lips were pale.

“What… Whose nails were those?” she asked.

Rachel seemed to have lost control after the question. She threw off her jacket and ran outside frantically.

She was terrified for me, fearing I was dead. Or worse, still alive and suffering.

I cried out with my arms wide and tried to stop her. She was all I had left. “Don’t go, Rach. Please don’t go.”

Zion reacted quickly and grabbed Rachel’s wrist. “Calm down. Maybe, just maybe, this is one of the killer’s tricks. She might still be alive. Don’t be rash.”

Rachel collapsed to her knees. She sobbed and clutched Zion’s leg. “Please, I beg you, find Stephie quickly. Please,” she pleaded.

Rachel’s cries to the police were desperate. She urged them to find me quickly. The thought of any further delay was unbearable. She couldn’t imagine the pain I might be enduring.

I crouched and covered my head as I shook with fear. I couldn’t bear to think about what the murderer might have done to me before my death.

He had pulled out my nails and crushed my finger joints. This made my hands look less.

Perhaps the memory was too painful. I couldn’t remember where I had died.

s grotesque.

All I could do was join Rachel in her cries. We begged the police to solve the case quickly.

Michael arrived, looking grim. Zion

another victim. The nails belong to Stephanie,” Zion stated

the body

is the kind of person who would pull out her own nails to place on a corpse?”

was unsure of how Michael perceived me.

how I became so deranged in

voice was deep. “She’s a

was shocked at Michael’s words. Even now, with my nails ripped out, he still refused to believe I was

insane?” I yelled and rushed to grab his

slapped him. It was something I would never have dared to do before. But it was

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weak and ineffective.

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stairs to kill her just to marry me. She could drug my drink and poison

are you spouting? Even now, you’re still slandering Stephie! Did you realize the police delayed their investigation because you said Stephie wasn’t

happens

Stephanie. What kind of man are you?” Rachel cried as she

and let Rachel hit

do you have to hit Michael?” Yasmin

panic. But Yasmin was too

could only watch helplessly as she fell through

over to

have any evidence for what you’re saying?”

leave us alone? We’re getting married soon. Can’t you be

seemed crazy too. She showed the police her scars.