When I woke up, it was already night, and all I could hear was the whistling wind. It was pitch ck all around, and I couldn''t see anything. The ground felt cold and damp, with moss under my touch. All sorts of foul smells assaulted my nose. I called out for Kate but heard a different voice, not her reply.


    "Awake?" A gruff voice spoke, and before I could defend myself, a pair of warm,rge hands ripped off my clothes.


    I screamed and struggled, but the man had no intention of stopping. He covered my mouth tightly, and soon, I waspletely overpowered. He raped me. Pain spread throughout my body, a never-ending torment. I was in utter despair, tears streaming down my face in the darkness. I could feel my unborn child in my belly, crying out for help.


    I mustered all my strength and kicked his penis hard.


    I couldn''t see anything but heard his shriek of pain. Somehow, I found the doorknob, and as I pushed the door open, moonlight flooded in, revealing the man''s face scarred with a long knife wound, terrifying to behold.


    Ignoring my torn clothes, I bolted from the dark room and into the dense forest, guided by the moonlight. I had to escape. I didn''t know how long I ran until a warm flow trickled down my thighs. The pain was too much, and I cked out from the blood loss. When I woke up again, I was bound once more. Throughout the ordeal, there was no sign of Kate. I had a sinking feeling that no one wasing to save me.


    In despair, I noticed the small room was empty, and my phone was in a corner within reach. It felt like a glimmer of hope.


    I cautiously moved to the phone and called ude, knowing he had the means to help me in Crestview Metropolis.


    Trembling and scared of being found out, I called ude, only to be met with his fury. "ire, you have the nerve to call? How dare you? Kate''s missing because of you."


    Before I could respond, the line went dead. ude truly hated me. Kate was missing, and he never considered I was missing, too. Whatever happened, it seemed I was always to me.


    ...


    Like any other morning, my spirit sat in the dining room, watching ude and Kate enjoying breakfast together.


    Before Kate returned, ude and I used to have harmonious breakfasts, too, with him preparing my favorite pancakes. At that time, I believed he loved me.


    But everything changed when Kate returned.


    As I wallowed in self-pity, ude received a call and stepped into the garden to answer.


    "Mr. Hart, we''ve just found a woman''s finger with a ring on it. Could youe to identify it?"


    I saw ude stiffen, his grip tightening on the phone.


    ude said in a low voice, "Fine, I''ll be there."


    But as ude was about to leave, Kate ran through me, excitedly showing him the phone. "ude, ire just called me, but she didn''t speak. Look, it''s ire''s number." ude''s tense muscles rxed a bit. "Did she say where she was?"


    Kate shook her head.


    ude thought it over. "I''ll have someone trace the call."


    ''Who used my phone to call? I feel the finger with the ring is mine.'' I thought, ''Is someone trying to dy the investigation to hide I was already dead? Can it be the real murderer?''


    Soon, Kate said, "ude, a friend


    has traced the signal to Velvet Moon Pub. Maybe ire''s there, out of signal, or identally dialed my number while having fun, so here was no sound?"


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    ude scoffed, "If she loves to party that much, let her enjoy herself. We don''t need to worry about her."


    As a spirit, I wanted to scream. ''I am dead. How can I be partying? And what are the odds of another person with a severed finger and a mole just like mine?''


    I felt it was my finger, but ude


    believed Kate. He was awyer, always emphasizing evidence, but with Kate, his belief was


    unconditional without any proof. He didn''t want to investigate whether I was dead because he didn''t care about me.


    ude''s phone rang again.


    It was his mother, Gabrielle. "ude, have you found ire? It''s my birthday the day after tomorrow, and I want to see her. Could you please make up with her and bring her back? Otherwise, I..."


    I saw ude pinch the bridge of his nose in irritation, but he agreed, "I know."


    After hanging up, he didn''t call me but told Kate, "Let''s check the nightclubter to see if she''s there."


    Iughed bitterly. ''How can I be there? I am dead, among a pile of charred bodies.''This belongs to N?velDrama.Org: ?.