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?

you have any information related to Phoebe. Sorry to disturb you so late,” the leading cop, Robin Lancaster, apologized and handed Dexter

huffed, took the card, and left with Melody.

walk away, Robin spoke up. “Check out Dexter. His connection to Phoebe is not as simple as it

it out, Robin?” another

if your sister has a mole on her chest or a birthmark

younger cop gulped,

dig deeper!”

because I couldn’t bear to see him

Colin instead, watching him limp away and hoping to find my own body.

his injured leg to an abandoned

my breath quickening as I scanned the surroundings.

Chapter B

the place where I’d met my end! He was the one who had brought me here and

to find

scene of the murder. Instead, he entered a decrepit dormitory and curled up in a corner of

clear he lived here, in

finding the

had been searching for so long without any success.

“Bang!”

was suddenly rammed open

out to