Chapter 17

“Whatever, you’re not worth it.” Dexter snapped, shaking off my arm and storming away.

I didn’t bother with a response; Dexter was prone to his fits of madness, after all.

I headed into my bedroom to organize and pack for my upcoming study abroad.

Just two months, it’ll fly by: I’ll be free soon, I thought.

Back then, I naively thought that once I left the country two months later, everything would be

over.

But as fate would have it, I still met my end at Dexter’s hands. My life was saved by Dexter, and it was also taken by him. With my last breath, our debts to each other were settled.

The thunderous boom of lightning snapped me back to reality..

I slapped myself, and without feeling any pain, I realized I was dead.

No more needs to live in agony and torment.

The police arrived and took away the knocked–out Colin.

Kyle was whisked away in an ambulance.

I

Fitzgerald, any word on your sister?” Robin stepped out

“She can’t hide for long.”

down to pick

1

the passport photo I had prepared for studying abroad,

after he stared at the image of me, his brow crinkling as

had met before: Robin must have remembered.

someone harass your sister outside the Nocturne Club two months

incident after

in Sea City. Surely your

“Officer Robin, Phoebe

laugh bitterly to myself; he wasn’t defending my honor, but the honor of the Fitzgerald

I misunderstood,” Robin said, shaking the photograph. “This

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you provided. I’ll take this with me. If there’s any

into the harassment case at Nocturne Club from two months ago. See if there’s any connection to

Phoebe was targeted long before this?”

frequented Nocturne and lived lavish and disordered lives.”

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