Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

Chapter 4

“Phoebe, thanks a bunch. I didn’t expect you to be such a gutsy girl.” Melody came over to schmooze with me. She was holding my hands with this fake concern, but her eyes were screaming threat.

I shook off her clutches and, with my stomach growling, I bolted from the Fitzgeralds and went to a hospital. I should’ve thrown in the towel right then and there.-

In the hospital.

“You’re pregnant for two months. Didn’t you notice? Let’s keep an eye on it for a while.”

I sat there stunned. My whole body was shaking like a leaf as I stared at the test results.

Pregnant.

Of all the times to get knocked up, it had to be now.

Dexter didn’t love me, so he sure as hell wouldn’t want the baby on board. Even with a baby on board, he wouldn’t change his tune about me – he’d just think I was playing dirty to trap him into marriage.

Five days before my death.

I mustered every ounce of courage to tell Dexter about the baby thing. If he didn’t want it, I’d get

it taken care of and then I’d split for good. No more clingy ex–girlfriend drama.

called, it was like talking to a brick wall –

the line, “Phoebe, you looking for Dexter? He’s beat and

buzzed through with Melody’s giggles in the background. “Dexter, cut

sat there, phone in hand, numb and stiff as

Dexter came back with Melody

her?” Dexter’s

to give you the heads up,” Dexter’s voice

way. I felt tears welling up, but

Phoebe have a prior engagement…” Hailey tried to object.

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Chapter 4

from some killer who goes after single, unmarried

Melody

and with a sudden jolt,

am I to him?

crash that killed my parents when I was eighteen. I was trapped in the twisted metal; the car was

glass, slashing through the seat belt

blood.

his life to

dangerous…” My voice was weak. All I could do was watch from afar as he risked everything to save us.

were finally free, the car exploded. The vast blast and the flames shook me to