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

orphanage had already been cordoned off by the police, with officers

were parked nearby, though they

this was the scene of the initial

I

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

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

has been deserted for ages.

about 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. emanating

and by the time I came to, I was already in that dim space without any idea how

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

said, puzzled. “Strange… I

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Chapter 47

spotted footprints on the floor.” He wondered if he had simply not been observant enough the day before. “My bad for missing it yesterday.”

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

the killer,

him up to take the fall,”

the mouth of the cellar, hesitant to go down.