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.

was silent for a long stretch before finally speaking, “I’m sorry, I don’t know you, and I don’t know Phoebe… but from what I’ve heard from Dexter and

right do they have to speak badly of Phoebe? They’ve been the ones hurting her all along! Dexter is a rapist! Aren’t you

shoved Robin, crying for

Maybe he was just not adept at handling girl’s emotions.

cried with her. When she

and she couldn’t save me either.

the truth

Chapter 24

Maybe she had done venting. Her silence was

are you planning to do?” Robin asked.

dress and walking past

or more… Eventually, I’ll draw out the

risk your life?” Robin,

smoking area.

Phoebe? Come with me… I’ll show you who she really

was.”

a word, Robin followed

too, and I was

an excellent student and always the top of our class.” Stella drove Rocin to

family hid the spare key; it was our sanctuary

key from inside a

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

dance costume, like a swan taking flight. That year,