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.

morning, Michael arrived, looking grim. Zion must have informed

nails belong to Stephanie,” Zion stated

the body isn’t hers?”

is the kind of person

how Michael

wondered how I became so

his fists tightly. His voice

with my nails ripped out, he still refused to

you insane?” I yelled and rushed to

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

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weak

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me. She could drug my drink and poison Yas‘ cake. Is there anything she

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

forward to slap Michael. “If anything happens to her, you’re the murderer! You’re an

kind of

and let

Michael?” Yasmin rushed

panic. But Yasmin was too strong. Rachel

but could only watch helplessly as she fell through my

rushed over to protect

any evidence for what you’re saying?” Zion frowned.

We’re getting married

showed the police