Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

Chapter 8

“Dexter, that guy… he’s freaking me out: he’s staring at me.

Melody’s voice trembled as she hid behind Dexter.

I glanced back and breathed a sigh of relief; the creep wasn’t leering at me, but at Melody.

He was glaring at Melody with a rage that simmered in silence.

“His name’s Colin, from the local orphanage,” a cop spoke up for him. “Caught him once snatching someone’s sandwich. Probably not a bad egg.”

I shook my head vehemently, “No, he’s bad news, a murderer!”

The police let go of Colin.

Colin scrambled to his feet, his lanky legs making his pants ride up above his ankles.

I saw the ghastly scars on his shins. They were reminiscent of burn marks from electrocution. Despite my fear that he’d keep killing, I followed him. He stopped beside Melody, his voice gravelly. “It’s you…”

Melody looked at the man in shock, her whole body quaking.

I was equally stunned. Did Colin know Melody had deliberately lured me to him?

as you have any information related to Phoebe. Sorry to disturb you so late,” the leading

took the card, and left with

out Dexter. His connection to Phoebe is not as simple as it seems. And also check

it out, Robin?” another

sister has a mole on her chest or a birthmark

the younger cop gulped, shocked. “He looks so… normal.”

dig

go back with Dexter because I couldn’t bear

away and hoping

dragged his injured leg to an abandoned orphanage

as I scanned the surroundings.

Chapter B

met my end! He was the one who had brought me here and then killed me.

to find where my body

murder. Instead, he entered a decrepit dormitory and

here, in this run–down orphanage.

time without finding the basement

wonder the police had been searching for so long

“Bang!”

suddenly rammed open by a car.

cautiously stepped out to