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.

go back to the orphanage and wait

If you don’t come, I won’t leave.”

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

familiar yet foreign images–flooded

“Boom.”

of thunder roared outside.

out of bed, running without knowing why. By the time I came to my senses, I had flung

“Aah!”

grabbed my wrist and yanked me against the wall, his lips crashing

room was pitch dark, but I could feel Colin’s presence just

see his face,

seemed frightened too, his kiss desperate, as

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

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his frenzy. “You told me to go back to wait for you.”

him away and slapped him across the face, leaning against the wall, my breathing more ragged than ever. For some reason,

standing there, head bowed

to reach out and comfort him, shocked at my

happening to

“Boom.”

involuntarily, I sought refuge in Colin’s arms, crying harder than before.