Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

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.

for Dexter had long since evaporated. He and Melody had done me in, and whatever love or

already been cordoned off by

nearby, though they

the scene of the initial crime in a

I

myself, What good were ambulances? I was definitely

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

been deserted for ages.

located beneath a small storage shed behind the abandoned yard, with a wooden floor concealing the clandestine space below and an air of foreboding. emanating from it.

when the killer dragged me in, and by the time I

like this would be tough to spot, even if you searched a dozen

was me,” Cory said, puzzled. “Strange… I was here several

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Chapter 47

off. Today, though, I spotted footprints on the floor.” He wondered if he had simply not been observant enough the day before. “My

killer wanted us to find it,” Robin said, his expression grim as

is the killer, right?”

is setting him up to take the fall,” Robin said,

standing at the mouth of the cellar, hesitant