Chapter316Chloe,IllTakeYouHome IhadnoideawhatthegrandmasterintendstodotoCarter,butIunderstoodthatgodthingsdontsimplyappearoutofnowhere.IfkeepingmylifemeansCarterhastobesacred,thenIwouthdresgiveitup.
CarterhadalreadygivenmemorelovethanIdeservedHowcouldIaskhimtogiveupeverythingfor me? Desperately,Ipoundedonthewoodendooragainandagain,onlytobethrownbackeachtimebyagoldenbarrieroflight.
Whatelse isleftformetotry? 1liftedmygazetotheDivineStatueplacedatthealtar.Fallingtomyknees,Iboweddeeplyinferventprayer,overandoveragain,withunwaveringdevotion Ifsomeonemustdie,letitbeme.Carterdeservestolive Ihave nothingleftnobody,nolife,justthisfragilethreadofasoul.Theresnothingmorethatcanbe takenfromme.
Thesoftlight oftheDivineStatuetouchedme,offeringafainttraceofwarmth.
Isuddenlylookedup,andforamoment,itfeltas ifIcaughtaglimpseofmercyfromthegoldenDivineStatue.
Chloe.
Cartersvoice,familiarandcomforting,reachedmyearsfrombehind.Ispunaroundandfoundhimstandingjust afewstepsaway.
Withoutamomentspause,Irosefromthegroundand rushedtowardhim.
Hepulledmeintohisarms,andthoughwecouldntfeelthewarmthofeachotherstouch,thebondoflovebetweenuswas undeniable.
Risingonmytiptoes,Ileanedclosetohisearandsoftlymurmured.Idontknow whatliesahead,butifyoucanstillhearme,theressomethingIneedtotellyou.
Mm?heresponded,waiting.
Inthepast,Iwasoverwhelmedwithgratitudeforyou.Everylittlethingyoudidmovedmedeeply.Backthen,IcouldnttellifwhatIfeltforyouwastrulylove.Ialwaysthoughttherewastime,thatwecouldtakethingsslow.Butnow,witheverythingthathashappened,Iregretit.Iregretnottellingyousooner Ireachedoutandgentlytracedhisbrow,feelinghimshudderinresponse.AsthegoldenlightoftheDivineStatuefilledhiseyes,Isawmyreflectionintheirdepths.
ItwasntZoeyIsaw,butChloe.
WithGodaboveasawitness, I.ChloeSander,vowtodayandforallofeternity;inthislifeandeverylifetocome,IwillloveonlyCarter.Toliveistobehis,todieistoremainhis,eveninspirit.IfIbreakthisvow, 1/4 Chapter316Chloe,IllTake YouHome maymysoulbescatteredtothewinds! Chloe.Hisfaceshifted,andhereachedouttogentlypresshis handovermymouth.
Inthe presenceofGod,onemustnotspeakrecklessly +5FreeCons Igraspedhishandtightly.Carter,Imnotbeing reckless.EverywordIsayisfromtheheart.Nowyoucanresteasy,right?EvenifIexistonlyinspirit,Iwillalwaysbewithyou,foreverbyyourside,doyouunderstand? Even ifyoumarryandhavechildrensomeday,Iwill Chloe,inthislife,youaretheonlyoneforme.Iwillneverremarry,nomatterhowlonelyImaybe.Andbesides,whosaysyoullalwaysremainaspirit?* Ifixedmygazeonhim.CanIreturntoZoeysbody? Henodded.Thinkofitlikeanorgantransplant.Itsdiffe
rentfromthebodyacceptingforeigntissueororgans,wheretheimmunesystemoftenrejectsthem HowcanIgoback? Heremarked,Itsnotdifficult.Wejustneedtodoonethinginthefuture.
Whatdoyoumean? Heexplainedgently,Yoursoulisunstable.Evenifyoureturntoday,itcoulddetachagaininthefuture.Ifhertrueformisharmed,youwont beabletoreturn.Sothepriorityisto stabilizeyoursoul.
Ieyedhimcautiously.Carter,didthegrandmasteraskyoutotradesomethingforthis?Ifitsgoingtohurtyou,Idratherstaybyyoursideasaspiritforever.Helpmegetrevenge,andwecanbetogetherinahundredyears.
Chloe,youreoverthinkingthis.Howcouldstabilizingyoursoulharmme? Heopenedhishand,revealingapendantshapedlikeawaterdroplet.
AsImovedcloser toexamineit,Inoticeditwasmadeofamaterialsimilartomoonstone,though1couldntidentifytheexactmaterial.

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Thepurewhitestonehadsubtleredveinsweavingthroughit,almostlikebloodvessels.Yet,itwasmoretransparentthanjade ,withasoft,shimmeringglow.
Iasked,Whatisthis? SoulStabilizingPendant.
Iblinked,hesitatingbeforeasking,Simplywearingthispendantisenough? Yes Iwasskeptical.Nopricetopay?Donttrytotrickme.
Hereplied,WhywouldIdeceiveyou?IpromisedGrandmastertogoldplatealltheDivineStatueat 2/4 09:17Fri,Dec 13 Chapter316Chloe,IllTakeYouHome Mount Spiritusas asignofthanks Iwalkedaroundhim,findingnothingunusualexceptfortheinjuryonhisknee.
Isthat true? Carter,dontmakethingsup.
+5FreeCons Hesighed,hislipscurlingindefeat.Well,itsnotexactlythatsimple.Wealsoneedadropof bloodfromPhilippaand BilltogetZoeysparentstoacceptyouastheirdaughter.
Oh,mymom!ShesflyingbacktodaytowrapupthedivorcewithBill Dontworry,Chloe.IvealreadyreachedouttoPhilippaandBill.Theyreontheirwaytothehospital Iremindedhim,Momspregnant,dontupsether.
Imbeingcareful.
Heextendedhishandtome,andweleftthealtartogether.
Forsomereason,Icouldntshakethefeelingthatthingswerentasstraightforwardastheyseemed.
Iglancedbackatth toweringDivineStatue,itsgazecastingdownontheworldbelow..
HecouldntprovidetheanswersIwasseeking- Outside,theskywasslowlybrightening,andthesnowstormhadquietedwithoutmenoticing.Abeamofgoldenlightpiercedthroughtheclouds,banishingthedarknessthathadfilledtheworld.
Inthedistance,theseaofcloudsroiled,andthegoldenlightdazzled.
Carter,itssobeautiful! IwatchedthesunriseasCarterturnedtofaceme,quietlymurmuring,Yes,itsverybeautiful.
Chloe Hesaidmynamesoftly,andIsnappedbacktoreality.Heliftedhisarmandpulledmeintoanembrace.
Iloveyou,forever.
Asenseofuneasewashedoverme,andIquicklyturnedtolookathim.
Buthedidntmeetmygaze.Thesoftgoldenlightbathedhim,castingawarmglowaroundhim,softeninghisusualcoldnessandgivinghimanairofsacrednessandtenderness.
Atthatmoment,asIlooked athim,Ihadthesensethathewasadivinebeing ,sittinghighamongtheclouds.
Helookeddownupontheworld,offeringhismercyonlytome.
EventhoughIfeltlikethespiritualoneatthatmoment,Icouldntshakethefeelingthathemightdisappear,soIreachedouttoholdhim,Carter… Hegentlyplacedhishandonmyhead,hisbrowsoftening,andhisexpressionbecametender.Letsgo3/4 E Chapter316Chloe,IllTakeYouHome Chloe.Iltakeyouhome.
Alright, letsgohome.
+5FreeCons Idontknowwhatthefuturewillbring,butatthismoment,IhaveallofCarterslove,andthatmakesmetheluckiestpersonalive .
IhadthoughtIcouldonlyexistintheabbey,butoddlyenough,whenIreturnedtothecar,hewasstillabletoholdmyhandwithperfectprecision.
He couldntsensemypresenceunlesshecouldseeme Carter,canyouseeme? Cartershookthedropletpendantinhishand.Withthispendant.
Iamcuriousaboutthatpendant.Thispendanthasnoconnectiontome.Howcoulditmakemevisible? Itdoes.
Iglancedathim,hishandsonthesteeringwheel,hiseyesfocusedstraightahead.Eveninprofile,belookedincrediblyhandsome.
Doy yourememberthestringofbeadswithyourashesthatLuketookapictureof? Igaveasmallnod.Yes.
Chloe,onthedaythestatuebroke,besidesLuke,Ialsosawyourspirit.Butatthattime,mystatuswas tooinsignificantformetotalktoyou.
Hissmile,filledwithhelplessness,causedmyhearttotighten.Imsorry,Carter.Ididntrealizeyouwerthere.
Igetit.Atthatmoment,howcouldyouhavepaidattentiontoanythingelse?Whenthestatuefell,hisbeadedbraceletbroketoo.Oneofthebeadsrolledtowardsme,andIjusthadthisgutfeelingthatithad somethingtodowithyou,soIpickeditup.
ThatexplainswhyonebeadwasmissingfromLukesrestrungbracelet.Cartermusthavetakenit.
Sohowdoesthatbeadrelatetothependant? Eventually,youtoldmethatitcontainedyourashes,soItookthebeadtoMountSpiritusandgaveittoGrandmasterClearheart.Heturneditintothispendant,which nowholdsyourashes.
Carterfacedmewithaseriousexpressionandspokeeachwordcarefully.Chloe,thispendantisalsoyoursacredartifact,Fromnowon,youmustalwayskeepitwithyou.