Chapter 4

After a long silence, he finally seemed to accept that I was really gone.

He hung his head in despair. "You said you'd die, and I thought you were making it up again."

He pulled me into his arms, holding me tight.

But I was so light, skin and bones, my head lolling to the side.

Just then, Lydia, who had been standing outside, suddenly let out a piercing scream. "Oh my, what happened to Evelyn?"

She rushed in, tears streaming down her face. "Victor, did her illness finally take her?"

Victor held my body stiffly, his eyes fixed on…