Chapter 283

Ella’s POV

“Ella?” Liam’s eyes went wide, and my blood turned to ice. “It’s really you?”

Oh, no. What had I just done?

“… No, I didn’t mean…” I felt like I was going to be sick. “I was just… I was making a joke. A stupid joke. Because you said I looked like her and I thought it would be funny to- ”

“Stop.” Liam grabbed my wrists and searched my face with sudden sober intensity, “You’re not joking. I can see it now. It’s you. It’s really you. I thought you looked similar, but I hardly dared to believe it…”

“Liam, please”

“How is this possible?” He was still holding my wrists, still staring at me like I was a ghost come to life. Which, I supposed, I was. “You died. I went to your funeral. I threw dirt on your casket.”

“Not here,” I managed to choke out. “We can’t talk about this here.”

Liam glanced around the dimly lit hallway. A few other drunk patrons were milling about near the bar’s entrance, but no one was paying attention to us. Still, he nodded and released my wrists.

With a trembling hand, I led him out the rear exit into the alley behind the bar. The consequences of what I’d just done had immediately sobered me as if I hadn’t had a drop of alcohol.

just the tears blurring my

condemned my best friend to death because

I couldn’t listen to


opening and closing wordlessly. Where did I even start? How did I

woke up. In a different body. This body.” I gestured at myself. “It’s a curse on my family. Everyone who dies gets one chance to come back, but we can’t tell

jaw clenched.

I couldn’t read his expression in the dim light from the streetlamp, but his shoulders had gone

condemned an innocent farmer because I told him before I knew the truth. My mother also said she told people about

mother?” Liam’s brow

nodded vigorously. “Yes. She’s affected by the curse, too–Lilith.” I shook my head, not wanting to get into the details right

“Ella-”

shouldn’t have said anything. I knew better, but I

and put his hands on my

I breathe when I knew that Liam

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I was selfish and reckless

I managed to gasp out. “I can

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