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.

my vision and the horror making my heart

to

to Lilith and keep my


us, I turned to Liam, my mouth opening and closing wordlessly.

I finally said. “I died during childbirth, and then… then 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

jaw clenched. “People

read his expression in the dim light from the

you think I’m lying or crazy, but it’s true,” I went on. “I already condemned an innocent farmer because I told him before I knew the truth. My mother also said she told people about her curse

Liam’s brow

too–Lilith.” I shook my head, not wanting to get into the details right now. “Five people died before she figured

“Ella-”

my hair, panic clawing its way up my throat. “I shouldn’t have said anything. I knew better, but I was drunk and you were

closer and put his

when I knew that Liam was going

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to die because I was selfish and reckless and couldn’t

gasp out. “I can see it on your

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