Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

Chapter 36

“Officer Robin, you think this is where it all started?” his partner queried with a raised brow.

Robin nodded without a word.

Colin’s eyes were glued to a particular door; he turned and began searching the room.

The old orphanage was gigantic, abandoned for many years, and although the police had scoped it out before, they’d never found anything of substance.

Colin picked up a stick and prodded through the debris.

I trailed behind Robin, my nerves on edge.

Was the truth about to surface? The long arm of the law misses nothing; if the cops were diligent, they’d find the original crime scene for sure.

Dexter’s complexion was ashen, and he followed the police, silent as the grave.

“Dexter…” Hank’s voice quivered, choked with words he hesitated to speak.

“Spit it out,” Dexter snapped, eyes narrowing in warning.

“I… in my garage, there’s a surveillance gear… I checked it yesterday, and there’s an audio file from the night of the 15th,” Hank stammered, legs trembling.

He had been wrestling with whether to disclose this information.

Seeing Dexter ditch his own wedding plans today to look for me had thrown Hank into panic.

It was clear as day: Hank was scared out of his wits, terrified the cops would knock on his door

next.

“I’m sorry… I swear I didn’t know. I was clueless…” Hank thrust a USB drive into Dexter’s hand

retreated in a

storm cloud, and he turned

continued their search through the orphanage, everyone holding their breath. Even the police dogs

on the 15th?” Robin murmured, plugging the USB into a

where are

dark. Can’t you say something, please?”

this time, can I go? Let me

debt to you? Give me a figure; I’ll pay you back.

just say

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terrified whispers in the alley, begging

pale, his

at Dexter. “You’re a complete bastard! You let Phoebe go to Tangle Lane alone! You sent her

he protested weakly, hands shaking.

see, Dexter, it’s painful

scared… I want to

me go, but as I turned to leave, a over my

“Mmm… help… help…”

“Dexter…”

“Save me…”

and clamped

struggled, cried out, my voice fading, the

was on edge,

in that recording;

trembled, his eyes welling with tears. He spun around to confront

this recording, damn it, tell me

weak. “Yesterday… It was yesterday…”

damn truth!” Dexter roared like a wild

cops… the day they came asking about the 15th, when they said Phoebe was on Tangle Lane, I checked it. I’m so, so sorry, bro. I was