Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

Chapter 18

Robin couldn’t hear me, but I knew he wanted to crack the case fast to prevent any more women from getting hurt.

Maybe it was a cop’s intuition, but right now, it seemed like Robin was the only one who believed something had happened to me.

“You guys have to investigate so many people and so many cases. That must be exhausting. huh?” I muttered to myself, probably because I was truly desperate.

“Robin! Here’s everything on Phoebe. Her phone is pretty banged up, sent it off to tech for recovery. Might take a while. Data from Phoebe’s phone will be recovered and exported once it’s fixed.

“I cringed internally. That meant they could see everything–my browsing history and my diary

notes.

Robin had me thoroughly investigated.

To be honest, I was curious about the type of person I would be in someone else’s

investigation.

Robin glanced over my file, noting how I had watched my parents die in a car crash at eighteen. The first photo in the file was from the accident scene.

I instinctively shut my eyes, not daring to remember.

“The Fitzgeralds took Phoebe in. You’d think they had a good relationship, but the way Dexter talks about her, you’d think they were enemies,” a young officer muttered under his breath.

Robin stayed quiet, studying my file intently.

and was a fan of drawing; they could find all my artwork. They’d find my top grades, my campus forum photos, my awards, and my

foul play, she’d be on a plane heading off to study

if I hadn’t died, I’d be

now.

forget a figure like hers. Mentioned she

numbly, but I couldn’t stop myself

night, the VIP room was packed. Dexter’s entourage left early. Whether Phoebe was willing… that’s

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under his breath. “A

believe

was grateful. I hadn’t expected a stranger, someone I’d

anger. It seemed that

to

serial killings in Sea City had cast a

questioning; even Kyle, bruised and battered, was dragged from the

you see I’m the victim here? Why aren’t you going after that psycho instead

he kills you,” Robin warned him coldly, then pressed on. “You’re suspected of sexual assault and harassment, so cut the crap.” Kyle

Kyle by the collar and hauled him

hands was

Afraid I’d forget how

her a favor,” Kyle blurted out. The guy was not the sharpest

he marked down Kyle’s

behind Robin, I felt a sense of relief.