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.

point, any affection or expectation I had for Dexter had long since evaporated. He and Melody had done me in, and whatever love or loyalty there was

orphanage had already been cordoned off by the

parked nearby, though they

the scene of the initial crime in a string of murders.

I

were ambulances? I was definitely

higher–ups were on scene.

offered an explanation. “Sorry, this orphanage has been deserted for ages. Without

the abandoned yard, with a wooden floor concealing the clandestine space below and an air of foreboding.

in, and by the time I came to, I was already in that dim space

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

I was here several times yesterday

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Chapter 47

if he had simply not been observant

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

killer, right?” Cory asked,

to take the fall,”

group fell silent, standing at the mouth of the cellar, hesitant to go down.