Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

Chapter 26

Stella cowered behind Robin, too terrified to look.

Colin was the first to walk in. He was limping slowly, each step seeming to take an eternity.

Maybe it was just my imagination, but I felt he was shaking. I couldn’t tell if this trembling was out of fear or excitement.

“Phoebe…” His voice was a hoarse and grating rasp, the ruin of his vocals let out a suffocating

timbre.

“Phoebe?” Robin echoed, frowning as he turned on his phone’s flashlight.

“Thud!”

A dull sound as the woman who had been standing slumped straight onto the floor.

Robin’s expression darkened. He swiftly grabbed a stick nearby, holding it defensively as he scanned the area.

What lay before them was a body.

“Ah!” Stella, atter all was just a med student. Even with a tough exterior, she just never saw a real dead body. She screamed, covering her eyes and crouching down.

It took her a moment to lower her hands. She was crying as she asked Robin, “Robin… my legs have gone numb. I can’t look. Please check for me. Please see if it’s Phoebe…”

She didn’t dare confirm if the body was me.

And honestly, neither did I dare look.

deep breath, I mustered the courage to move forward with

exhaled in relief, but my soul tightened even more.

It wasn’t me.

gaze flickered wildly, his eyes beginning to burn with unshed tears. Then, like a man

in horror, unsure if he was in the throes

the one behind all

Phoebe.” Robin dropped the stick and dialed the station, his call quickly followed by the

the ground and suddenly broke down in sobs.

“Phoebe… where’s Phoebe?”

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at the body, yet relieved

and coroners arrived at the scene together. By the time Robin went out to find Colin, there was no trace of him left.

sense of defeat and simply slumped to

this cycle of murder finally

victim appears to be around twenty–three years old. Her skin is still elastic, probably dead in no more than ten minutes. And she seems to have been calm at the time of death, which might be caused by drug effects,” the coroner briefly analyzed the scene. “The victim has no ear piercings; the earring was forced through while she was still alive. Her

ten minutes? It took us half an hour just to get here with Colin.

as I snapped my head up, my whole body

be… there was

Or were there two

similar methods?

Robin immediately ordered a search for

but don’t spook him. Bring him back safely.” He

at the old orphanage, but not the exact location,” Stella

shivering.

sat beside her, leaning