Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

Chapter 80

“Goodnight,” I managed to say with a light heart, despite the whole mess with Samuel, as I bid Colin farewell for the evening.

His hair was damp, his face pale as a ghost, and the black jacket he wore made his delicate. features stand out even more, shrouded in a mysterious aura that was both intriguing and unfathomable.

I paused at the doorway to steal a glance at him before entering my room and closing the door behind me.

The Langley family had set me up in a spacious room with a plush bed and a soothing

ambiance, but it felt strangely empty. In contrast, Colin’s little cottage somehow seemed more

secure.

The thought startled me; without realizing it, I was starting to see Colin in a new light.

But the guy was a murderer, for heaven’s sake!

Curled up in fear on my bed, I dreaded the lightning, the thunder, and now, the terrifying idea of empathizing with a killer like Colin.

Then suddenly, a bolt of lightning seemed to explode right before my eyes.

“Ah!” I screamed in terror, hugging my knees to my chest and breathing heavily.

orphanage and wait

forever. If you don’t come, I won’t leave.”

promised you’d come for me. I’ll wait at

car accident–the familiar yet foreign images–flooded my

“Boom.”

clap of thunder

I scrambled out of bed, running without knowing why. By the time I came to

“Aah!”

yanked me

I could feel Colin’s presence just outside the

his face, only sense his

desperate, as if venting something

to push him away, but he was immovable, my eyes stinging with hot tears.

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liar in his frenzy. “You told me to

me.” I finally shoved him away and slapped him across the face, leaning against the wall, my breathing

was forlorn, standing there,

comfort

happening to

“Boom.”

shook the room, and involuntarily, I sought refuge in Colin’s arms, crying harder than