In Death I Obeyed You Most Chapter 10 A year later, the Atlantic breeze swept gently across the coastal hillside. The final federal verdicts had at last been delivered. The ringleaders of the illicit modification ring received life sentences without parole. Mom was sentenced to permanent psychiatric confinement for aggravated child abuse and unlawful human

In Death I Obeyed You Most Chapter 09 In the months following the burial, the once-bustling townhouse devolved into a silent mausoleum. Dad resigned from his managing director role at the investment bank. Rather than leaving the city, he poured every waking hour into assisting federal prosecutors with the trials and established a foundation in

In Death I Obeyed You Most Chapter 08 Released on medical bail pending trial, Mom lost her mind entirely. She no longer wore designer silks; instead, clad in thin pajamas day and night, she wandered the city streets screaming my name. My spirit followed behind her, watching her hollow eyes and frantic rambling without a

In Death I Obeyed You Most Chapter 07 Acting on forensic telemetry and records seized from Mom’s devices, federal agents and SWAT units raided the underground modification lab hidden in an industrial park upstate, arresting dozens of unlicensed surgeons, engineers, and brokers. The investigation uncovered a chilling reality: the syndicate specifically catered to ultra-wealthy, control-obsessed

In Death I Obeyed You Most Chapter 06 Mom was brought into the precinct interrogation room, and my spirit drifted silently behind her. Two detectives sat across the table, their stares piercing. “Start talking, Hulda. What was that hardware inside your daughter? How did you contract an illegal human modification ring?” Cowering in the metal

In Death I Obeyed You Most Chapter 05 Mom froze, staring at the doctor in stunned disbelief. And I, still extending my arm toward the needle, spoke in a dead, uninflected voice: “Mom, I’ll be obedient. I’ll give Chloe my blood.” “Impossible!” Mom shrieked hysterically. “She was just talking to me! She walked in here

In Death I Obeyed You Most Chapter 04 At dawn the next day, I stood stationed outside Chloe’s bedroom door as ordered. When she finished dressing and swung the door open, she sneered with utter disdain upon seeing me: “Let’s go, deadweight. Time to watch me play piano.” I followed silently behind her toward the

In Death I Obeyed You Most Chapter 03 A few mornings later, Mom’s phone rang on the credenza. She answered it, her tone instantly sweetening. “Hey darling, how is the business trip in London going?” Dad’s voice came through the speaker: “Productive, but I miss you all. How has Nora been settling in since she