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.

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 had been spent.

orphanage had already been cordoned off by the

were parked nearby, though they seemed

clear this was the scene of the initial crime in a string

I

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

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

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

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

been unconscious when the killer dragged me in, and by the time I came to,

if you searched a dozen times. Who found it?” Robin

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

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if he had simply not been observant enough the day before. “My

not your fault. The killer wanted us to find it,” Robin said, his expression grim as he

Colin is the killer, right?” Cory asked, intrigued.

him up to take the fall,” Robin said, shaking his head. There

at the mouth of the cellar, hesitant