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.

was like talking to a brick

last call got answered, but it was Melody on the line, “Phoebe, you looking for Dexter?

her to buzz off,” Dexter’s voice buzzed through with Melody’s giggles in the background. “Dexter, cut it out. I’m on my period and

there, phone in hand, numb and stiff as a board on the couch.

night, Dexter came back with

the hell did you bring her?” Dexter’s

the heads up,” Dexter’s voice was firm, leaving no room for argument.

gobsmacked. She instinctively glanced my way. I felt tears welling

have a prior engagement…” Hailey

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Chapter 4

target on her back from some killer who goes after single, unmarried women. We’re going public with

for Melody was

in my stomach, and with a sudden

I to him?

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

came running like a madman to save me. He was shattering the glass, slashing through the seat belt that had me pinned and

blood.

back, risking his life to save my parents.

I could do was

exploded. The vast blast and the flames shook me to the