Loved You Once But He's My Forever (Chloe)

09:18 Thu, Dec 19 G. Chapter 395 Kill Him

Chapter 395 Kill Him

When I regained consciousness, the images from just before I blacked out came rushing back.

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The heavy clouds, the pounding rain, and the black snake coiled around the tombstone, its green eyes locked onto me.

I sprang from the bed, pain shooting through my knees.

I couldn't help but gasp quietly.

Looking around, I realized I was in the same room as before, a sense of disappointment settling in.

Of course, Carter couldn't have found me so quickly.

The room had been tidied up, the unpleasant smell replaced with the fresh scent of clean sheets.

I had been kneeling in the cemetery for ten long hours. My knee had been treated-ointment slathered on it and wrapped in gauze.

It was night now. The room was dark, and the rain slammed against the windows in a constant, sharp crackle. The wind howled outside, and the waves roared against the shore.

It felt like some wild beast was trying to tear the world apart.

I sat on the bed, pulling my legs up to my chest. The feud between the Sanders and the Carlyns was no longer a mystery.

The Carlyns had suffered, but hadn't the Sanders, too?

My body had been torn apart. Ethan and Jake had died without ever knowing why, or who they had. wronged.

Whitney hadn't died, though. She lived, enduring endless suffering and torment.

The grudges between the two families were knotted together, tangled in a way that couldn't be undone..

I had thought I was free of the Sanders, but here I was pulled back into it.

It had been two days and a night. What was happening with Carter?

I eased myself off the bed, wincing as pain flared in my knee. The ointment had helped, but the moment I put weight on it, the pain flared up again.

1 limped over to the window, each step sending jolts of pain through my leg.

Outside, the ocean-stretched out, dark and ominous.

The sky was thick with clouds, and a flash of lightning cut through the air, illuminating the world for a split second.

The waves crashed violently against the rocks, and the main fell in thick sheets, like a tangled web of threads.

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It was as though fate was like that storm-always just our of reach, but never letting me go..

I was trapped, unable to catch my breath..

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My stomach churned with hunger. Following Yael for three days meant I had missed nine meals. My stomach pressed painfully against my ribs.

I wasn't about to make the mistake of threatening him with starvation to get him to release me.

I valued my life too much. With my injured leg. I hobbled toward the door, hoping to find something to

eat.

As soon as I opened it, a gust of wind barreled down the hall, causing my long skirt and dark hair to whip around.

The hallway was dimly lit, but outside, the world was covered in complete darkness. For now, it was just me and Yael. And with him gone, I couldn't shake the feeling of unease creeping over me.

I wondered if there were any creatures on the island besides the snakes.

Yael hadn't chained me up, which meant he didn't think I would try to escape.

Thad no way to contact anyone, nor was there a boat in sight to help me leave this island.

Even if I could make it to the edge, the vipers made it feel like a death sentence.

With the storm howling outside, trying to escape would only lead to disaster.

I was desperate to find food, but the unfamiliarity of my surroundings made me hesitate. It seemed wiser to find Yael first.

I descended into the basement he had shown me earlier. Though I couldn't see the lightning down here, the thunder rumbled in my chest.

It was as if something unseen was watching me, sending a shiver down my spine.

I hurried my steps, reaching the stone chamber filled with carvings.

"Yael?" My instincts told me he would be here.

Sure enough, in the corner, I found him curled up beneath a stone sculpture.

The statue was of me, sitting in a crouched position, bingers outstretched, a serene expression on my face, as if I were offering comfort.

There he was, his large body huddled beneath the store looking like I had been the one comforting him.

The sight stirred a memory.

It was many years ago, on a night not unlike this one.

I was 14, just finishing a piano lesson, about to head home.

As I stepped outside, I saw a small boy huddled under tree, trembling from the cold?

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"Are you alright, little guy? Where are your parents? Why are you out here alone?"

He looked up at me, his face streaked with tears.

"Where do you live? I'll take you home."

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"No! Please don't take me back. My mom will kill me," he said, shaking his head wildly. He reached out and grabbed my skirt. "Chloe, will you stay with me for just a little while? My brother will find me soon." I crouched down, holding the umbrella over his head. One hand gently patted his back, the other rested on his head.

""Don't worry, I'm here."

Memories from the past flashed through my mind. I realized I had crossed paths with him long ago.

It seemed he had suffered as a child, and nights like this, stormy and dark, were his greatest fear. When he saw me, it was as though he had found a lifeline.

Chloe..."

He still saw himself as that fragile boy, unaware that he had grown into a man more than six feet tall. Before I could react, he collapsed into me, knocking me to the ground. I had to brace myself with one

of me. hand to keep him from falling on top

His chin rested against my neck, and his tears burned hot against my skin. Through shaky breaths, he murmured, "Chloe, hold me

I didn't know what he'd been through, but it was clear this was his moment of weakness.

A utility knife lay beside us, and for a second, the temptation to act was overwhelming.

I pretended to comfort him, my hand slowly reaching toward the knife's handle.

If I were to leave, now was the perfect moment.

If I killed him, I could use his fingerprints to unlock his phone, contact the outside world, and escape.

I couldn't help but think back to that moment in my past life, lying in the snow, blood staining the ground.

This man in front of me had been one of the ones responsible.

I could kill him, avenge myself, and the Sanders.

The thought echoed in my mind, clearer and louder.

My fingers curled around the knife handle, and I moved it closer to the lock. The silver blade caught a sliver of light, glinting in the shadows.

My mind raced. He was wearing a thin shirt. The blade would slip right through and cut him without resistance.

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I moved the knife slowly, carefully, trying to make no sound.

Sweat dampened my palm, and my heart hammered in my chest.

My thoughts collided. If I killed him, I'd become no better than him. What would make me any different?

But another voice, darker and colder, whispered back he wasn't human. He was a demon. Killing him would rid the world of one more evil.

What about the innocent girls in the basement? The ones who had been used as blood banks?

If I killed him, I could see Carter again.

I raised my hand inch by inch, but then, a thunderous explosion rattled the air.

Kra-koom!