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"I don't know anything about sculpture, Yael. You're overestimating me."

Yael said. "I've watched your live competition. Your paintings are really beautiful. Art is all connected. | believe

you can giveswonderful inspiration."

He wasn't shy about it at all. If he wasn't genuinely naive, he was being overly arrogant.

"Okay, we'll talk more when we have the chance, but | have to head htoday. When is your exhibition

opening?"

"| still have one major piece | haven't finished yet, but

He looked at me, then smiled brightly. "Tve just found my inspiration, so I'll finish it soon."

It was such a brilliant smile, yet when it met my eyes, | felt a chill down my spine. | quickly found an excuse and

left, getting into the car.

Once | was back inside the car, the warmth of the heater envelopedfrom all sides. It took a while forto

feel the warmth return to my body.

That night, Anna had disappeared around here, and his exhibition was coincidentally in the sarea. Could it

be that Anna was hiding at the Carlyns' place?

Grandmother had warnedto be cautious of the Carlines, and Carter had been helpingsearch for

information about them, but we still hadn't found any leads. If only...

"What are you thinking?" Carter's voice snappedout of my thoughts. He waved his hand in front of my

face.

| snapped back to the moment, realizing the car had somehow stopped outside his office.

"Carter!"

| grabbed his hand in excitement and asked, "Do you think it's possible that what Grandmother meant by 'be

careful of the Carlyns' was misheard by me? Maybe she was speaking unclearly, and | thought she said The

Carlines. We had been started off with the wrong idea and couldn't find the right answer.

"Today, when | went to the Sanders to ask my dad about the Carlyns, he becevasive as soon as | mentioned

them. The Sanders must be involved with the Carlyns."

Carter patted my back gently and comforted, "Calm down. If your guess is right, then there's a trace to follow in

what Silas said."

| started recalling Silas's final words..

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"He said your sister is still alive, held captive by Mister and Taylor is the Mister he was talking about."

"So. Whitney... she's my sister." My voice trembled.

| threw myself into Carter's arms as everything clicked into place. All the pieces of the puzzle fit together.

"No wonder | felt such a strange connection when | first saw her. She's my sister, and those monsters did what to

her? Kept her locked up like a bird in a cage Tears streaming down my face, as | clutched Carter's collar tightly.

"My sister must have suffered all these years. Carter, I'm so heartbroken. Why did they do this to us? Why?"

My pain quickly faded, but the thought of what my sister must-have endured all this time, living a life worse than

death, hitlike a ton of bricks.

| remembered the last t| saw her-inside the car, in that wardrobe.

She was nothing more than an object for men to toy with.

No wonder she'd been so desperate, beggingto stay away from her. She knew what kind of monster Taylor

was.

Even if she didn't know | was her sister, she was still so kind, not wanting to draginto her troubles.

She was trying to protectin her own way, pushingaway from danger!

But the bond between sisters, the unspoken connection... how could | turn my back on her?

Carter gently stroked my hair and said, "Chloe, remember when Whitney had two heart transplants? The first

transplant failed due to severe rejection, prompting the need for another one. What if, back then, Silas had only

caused you to bleed without harming any vital organs, taken you to the underground car repair shop, and given

Whitney your heart?

| looked up at him, my eyes filled with disbelief. "So you think her heart is from my past

life?"

"It's possible. Maybe they chose a close relative to reduce the risk of rejection. Wouldn't it make you better

knowing that at least you're still with your sister, that she isn't alone?"

feel

If I knew my heart was in someone else's body, I'd be furious. But if that someone was Whitney... | could feel

srelief.

"| still remember her as a child. She was the youngest in the family, so innocent, a little slow to learn, but always

so clingy. | was more independent, so the boys spoiled her. | used to refer to her as a princess because she was

so delicate. If it weren't for that incident... Carter wiped away the tears from my eyes and said, "Chloe, you two

still have a lot of tto be together. Don't cry.

| agreed, "Right, Carter. By the way, Yael has carved so many stone sculptures. Do you think it's possible that the

sculpture ofin my marriage hwas made by him?"

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"Maybe it wasn't just the sculpture. The wax figure, too. Many artists, in their obsession with perfection, end up

acting a bit unusually."

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Yael seemed so normal. There wasn't a hint of anything suspicious,

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But then | thought back to how he had approachedtand tagain, his gaze never quite filled

with affection.

He even mentioned watching the live stream of my competition with Anna.

That meant he had been aware oflong before we niet.

And now, he suddenly had new inspiration.

Could it be that | am the inspiration he's referring to?

"What's wrong?" Carter gently touched my face, startlingso much that | jumped up from my seat. Carter

wrapped his arm around my waist and gently reassured me, "Chloe, don't be afraid. It's just me."

The collection includes stone sculptures, wax figures, a human-skin bible, and a beaded bracelet. Just thinking

about it made my skin crawl. If it happened again, I'd lose my mind.

| swallowed hard and said, "Carter, Yael's target... is me