Chapter 47

Stella followed Robin, her whole body trembling uncontrollably.

Dexter trailed behind the group, silent, his face a ghastly shade of pale.

I glanced at Dexter and couldn’t help but laugh.

The police had finally found my body. With that discovery, Dexter was truly free at last. He probably couldn’t wait for me to be out of the picture.

“Are you sure you want to do this?” Robin asked Stella again before they got into the car.

Her complexion was ashen, and her legs nearly gave out as she climbed into the car.

I instinctively reached out to steady her, but it was futile: my hands passed right through her body.

I couldn’t touch anyone.

“She’s not dead.” Dexter said, furrowing his brow as if he still held onto some hope.

Stella shot Dexter a look full of loathing before getting into the car.

I sat next to Stella, staring blankly out the window.

had long since evaporated. He and Melody had done me in, and whatever love or loyalty there was had been spent.

off by the police, with

were parked nearby, though they

of the

I

myself, What good were ambulances? I was definitely already dead.

previous searches?” The higher–ups were on scene. considering

quickly offered an explanation. “Sorry, this orphanage has been deserted for ages. Without any blueprints, that

too was curious about the cellar, located beneath a small storage shed behind the abandoned yard, with a wooden floor concealing the clandestine space below and

place; I had been unconscious when the killer dragged me in, and by the time I came to, I was already in that dim space without any idea how I got there.

this would be tough to spot, even if you searched a dozen times. Who

Cory said, puzzled. “Strange… I was here several times yesterday and

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Chapter 47

off. Today, though, I spotted footprints on the floor.” He wondered if he had simply not

fault. The killer wanted us to find it,” Robin said, his expression grim as he lit at cigarette.

lunatic Colin is the killer, right?” Cory

the fall,” Robin said, shaking his head.

fell silent, standing at the mouth of the cellar,

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