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.

the orphanage and wait for

If you don’t come, I won’t

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

the car accident–the familiar yet

“Boom.”

clap of thunder roared

By the time I came to my senses, I had

“Aah!”

yanked me against the wall, his lips crashing down on

I could feel Colin’s

see his face, only sense his

seemed frightened too, his kiss desperate, as if

away, but he was immovable, my eyes stinging with hot

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me a liar in his frenzy. “You

the face, leaning against the wall, my breathing more ragged than ever. For some reason, all

forlorn, standing there, head bowed in

reach out and comfort him, shocked at my own impulse.

was happening to

“Boom.”

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