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.

his brow, “So, the body

to pull off

curious too–had I become so unhinged

clenched his fists, his voice low and tense, “She’s a

shock. Even now, with my nails torn off,

screamed at him, rushing forward to grab his collar.

him, and that was something the old me would never dare to do. But

marry me, drug my drinks, and put rat poison in Melody’s cake…

missing that the police delayed the investigation until now. Don’t you know that? It’s all you!” Stella cried as she charged at him, her slap landing sharply on Dexter’s face. “If anything happens

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Chapter 27

things to Phoebe and I won’t call you a man!” Stella continued to lash out at

just stood there, accepting

why are you hitting Dexter?” Melody

was so forceful that Stella stumbled

out to catch her, but could only watch helplessly

Robin was quick to catch Stella.

any evidence for

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