Chapter 27

Stella’s glass shattered on the floor as she stood up abruptly. Even her lips were ashen when she asked, “What… who does this fingernail belong to?”

After asking. Stella started to lose control. Throwing her coat aside, she ran towards the door, frantic with the dual fears of me being dead or, alive and suffering.

Tears streaming down my face, I opened my arms wide to stop her, “Don’t go, Stella, please don’t go.”

She’s the only one I had.

Robin, quick as lightning, caught Stella by the wrist, “Calm down… maybe, maybe it’s just a red herring by the killer, maybe she’s still alive. Don’t be rash.”

Stella collapsed to the ground, clutching at Robin’s legs and sobbing uncontrollably, “Please, please find Phoebe quickly, I’m begging you… I can do it. I can lure him out; just please hurry.”

Stella’s cries echoed my own as we both begged the police to solve the case quickly.

Around one in the morning, Dexter arrived, looking worse for wear, probably called by Robin.

“We f

found another victim with Phoebe’s fingernail,” Robin said with detached calm.

furrowed his brow, “So, the

really think Phoebe is the type to pull off her own fingernail

was curious too–had I become so unhinged in

clenched his fists, his voice low

shock. Even now, with my nails torn off, he still didn’t

screamed at him, rushing forward to grab

something the old me would never dare to

the stairs to marry me, drug my drinks, and put rat poison in Melody’s cake… there’s nothing she can’t do.” Dexter’s eyes were

the police delayed the investigation until now. Don’t you know that? It’s all you!”

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Chapter 27

many disgusting things to Phoebe and I won’t call you a

there,

why are you hitting Dexter?” Melody burst in,

protect Stella, but Melody was so forceful that Stella stumbled backwards.

out to catch her, but could only watch helplessly

Robin was quick to catch Stella.

have any evidence

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