Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

Chapter 24

At the corner cafe.

Robin probably never expected Stella to comer him into a meeting like this, so when he arrived. his face was a storm cloud

“I get that you want to find your friend, but this is not the way to do it!” Robin frowned, his tone carried reprimand.

“And what way is right, huh? Wait for you cops to crack the case? It’s been ages! If she’s waiting for someone to save her, can you imagine how hopeless she must feel?” Stella’s voice cracked with desperation as she confronted Robin.

Robin’s face darkened, his fingers massaging his temples, “I understand you’re worried…”

“You don’t get it! Stella cut him off sharply.

Robin fell silent. He looked at Stella and said nothing more.

“If I hadn’t called it in to report that Phoebe was missing, no one would have called the police and you wouldn’t have opened a case. She’s got no parents left, nothing! She only has me! If I don’t do something, she’ll just… vanish.” Stella’s eyes were reddened with tears, while her fists. clenched with a fierce resolve.

I knew how much she’s hurting and how broken she must be. Because her body was shaking.

“Stella, please, don’t do anything rash…” All I could do was beg Stella not to be there on a whim. She should just forget me and live her life well.

But Stella seemed determined to find me.

“Don’t agree to this, Robin, please don’t!” I cry out, pleading with Robin not to give in.

and I don’t know Phoebe… but from what I’ve heard from Dexter and

been the ones hurting her all along! Dexter is a rapist! Aren’t you

shoved Robin, crying for him to get Dexter.

moment. Maybe he was just not adept at handling

cried, I cried with her. When she frantically pushed Robin,

couldn’t hold her, and she couldn’t

that the truth is what

Chapter 24

Stella suddenly went quiet. Maybe she had done venting. Her silence was more terrifying than

planning to

I’ll be wearing a red dress and walking past Tangle Lane. If one day

then I’ll try two days or more… Eventually, I’ll draw out the madman. Stella’s hands were

life?” Robin, agitated, lighted up a cigarette

smoking area.

know Phoebe? Come with me…

was.”

word, Robin followed

and I was sticking

of our class.” Stella drove Rocin to Constantia Estate, where I

key; it was our sanctuary when we

Stella retrieved a key from inside a shoe.

picture at the entrance of the living room of me at a ballet performance. It

I was in a white dance costume, like a swan taking