Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

Chapter 102

“Stay put at home, Colin, don’t go wandering off, you hear? I whispered to him cautiously.

Henry and his company would stop at nothing to get what they wanted; the Langley family had been turned upside down. With Caleb out of the picture and me and the baby gone too, Henry would easily seize control of everything the Langley name held dear.

We were walking down the sidewalk, a never–ending stream of cars passing us by on the road.

His back was to me as he trudged forward.

I was getting tired and eventually, I dozed off against his back.

In my dream, a flurry of images flashed through my mind.

A little boy with mixed heritage, looking like a

a little girl in a red frock, running for dear life ince straight out of a fairy tale. He was carrying

“Phoebe, it’s gonna be alright; we’re almost home,” he reassured me as he ran. “Phoebe, wake up, don’t fall asleep. Phoebe, wake up, have a bit to eat…”

I jolted awake, my breaths short and rapid as I took in my surroundings, not sure when I had gotten home..

Colin was trying to rouse me, coaxing me to eat something.

I rubbed my temples, looking at Colin. “I don’t want to eat.”

“Just have a little,” he insisted, holding out a plate to me.

said I don’t want to eat! I’m not hungry!” Isnapped, pushing away his hand, and the plate spilled

sat there silently, not saying

walked back to my room, my head throbbing.

‘doll‘ kept by a madman, and that

collapsed onto the bed and fell asleep once

more apparent the

I slipped back into a

look just the way he loves, and give you back

his favorite doll; I’ll

so much; why did you deceive him? Why did you lie to him? You deserve to

with your lies? You forgot about him and got with

Your heart is filthy, and so is

my dream slowly became clearer, and

surgical knife in hand, slowly slicing my skin,

his laughter twisted. “This way you’re prettier, this way you’ll be his

his voice

his favorite too. I’ve made you just the way

quickened,

was as if I were trapped in the dream, unable to

Colin, save

reason, I was calling for Colin to

“Phoebe?”

was calling my

up; I