Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

Chapter 50

I was gone, yet the killer hadn’t truly been brought to justice.

Colin was bailed out by the Langley family once more, armed with a psychiatric diagnosis and an alibi. The police were powerless, and they had no choice but to let him walk free again.

“You little brat, if you don’t give the Langley family an heir soon, you can forget about ever leaving this place!”

In a daze, I heard a vicious voice. It snapped me back to reality.

“Sir, the drug has been administered, and the woman is in the room. This time, it’s bound to work.”

My heart raced with panic. Where am I? Why are my eyelids so heavy?

“Phoebe…” A raspy voice reached my ears, filled with hurried breaths and a trembling desire that couldn’t be concealed.

Suddenly, a kiss laden with burning urgency pressed upon me, and my shock and dread peaked.

Where is this? Where am I?

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“Mmm…” A low groan seemed to escape my throat as I struggled to resist and to open my eyes, but to no avail.

“Phoebe…” He kept calling my name, yet it felt so alien to me.

His touch was frantic, but I could feel him fighting with all his might to restrain–his desires. It was as if he cherished my body, not wanting to hurt me..

sorry… Phoebe, I can’t control… my

choking up, apologizing, seemingly

gave up fighting and

“Mmm…”

time, the soreness of my body dragged me back

slowly opened my eyes, squinting as

through the French windows, with white curtains dancing at the sides.

13:11

a moment to gather myself, and then my eyes snapped

in shock.

Wasn’t I dead?

sat bewildered, staring at the

unfamiliar surroundings and the man prompted a startled cry from me, and I nearly tumbled off the bed.

reached out and grabbed my wrist, pulling me back to the

scars trailing from the back of it to the forearm, the

more scarred, yet the attractive muscle contours seemed to soften the severity. His

see his face clearly, but

covered his lower waist, the contours of

could guess

a stain of shocking red. I stared at the crimson mark, panicked, and quickly got off the

legs

Impossible…

had been together in bed long ago, the bloodstain on