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?

us as soon as you have any information related to Phoebe. Sorry to

card, and

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

figure it out, Robin?” another

mole on her chest or a birthmark on her pelvis?”

gulped,

dig

didn’t go back with Dexter because I couldn’t bear to

limp away and hoping to find my own body.

his injured leg to an abandoned orphanage and deftly climbed inside.

as I scanned the surroundings.

Chapter B

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

to find

head to the scene of the murder. Instead, he entered a decrepit dormitory

was clear he lived here, in this

the basement where

police had been searching for

“Bang!”

orphanage’s metal gate was suddenly rammed open

stepped out to eye those uninvited guests.