Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

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.

brow, “So, the body

“Do you really think Phoebe is the type to pull

too–had I become so

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

Even now, with my nails torn off, he

Have you got no humanity?” I screamed at him, rushing

something the old me would never dare to do. But it was useless;

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

now, you are still slandering Phoebe! It was because you said Phoebe wasn’t missing that the police delayed the investigation until now. Don’t you know that? It’s all you!” Stella cried as she charged at

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

there, accepting Stella’s blows.

Dexter?” Melody burst in, pushing

tried to protect Stella, but Melody was so

reached out to catch her, but could only watch helplessly as

Robin was quick

have any evidence for