Claire Sinclair simply called him directly to ask, "What in the world happened? Why is she dead? Didn't you say you'd take care of her? Ethan Kingsley, answer me!"
Ethan Kingsley let out a hollow laugh. "She's dead. She's left me."
Claire Sinclair snapped, "Stop spouting that nonsense and tell me the truth!"
"Claire Sinclair, have you ever done something you regret?" Ethan Kingsley countered.
"Yes. My biggest regret is watching helplessly as you took her away, and not getting her back!"
Ethan Kingsley was silent for a long moment, his voice choked with emotion when he finally spoke. "My biggest regret is leaving her there all alone, making her endure the most hopeless wait, only for her to be burned alive in a fire. She must hate me. If the dead can become vengeful spirits, she ought to come for me... She will come for me..."
By the end, his voice had taken on a strange, unsettling tone.
