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.

one in the morning, Michael arrived, looking grim. Zion

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

“So, the body isn’t hers?”

at Michael. “Do you think Stephanie is the kind of person

was unsure of how Michael

wondered how I became so deranged in Michael’s

voice was deep. “She’s a lunatic.”

Even now, with my nails ripped out, he still refused to believe I was

yelled and rushed to grab his collar. “You bastard!”

would never have dared to do before. But it was futile.

Chapter 27

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

you realize the police delayed their investigation because you said Stephie wasn’t missing? This is all your

happens to her,

kind of man are you?” Rachel cried as she fought Michael.

and let

you have to hit Michael?” Yasmin

Yasmin

but could only watch helplessly as

rushed over to protect Rachel.

any evidence for what

you need to leave us alone? We’re getting married soon.

seemed crazy too. She showed