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.

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

not

up and walked back to my

‘doll‘ kept by a madman, and

onto the bed and fell

more apparent the drowsiness, the mood

I slipped back into a dream.

look just the way he loves,

his favorite doll; I’ll make

loves you so much; why did you deceive him? Why did

with your lies?

heart is filthy, and so is your body.”

became clearer, and the moments before my death began to sharpen.

slicing my skin, pulling off my nails, allowing

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

cabinet, his voice like a demon from hell.

red dress, his favorite too. I’ve made you

help!” My breathing quickened, my heart raced, and

if I were trapped in the dream, unable

me. Colin, save

some reason, I was calling for Colin to save me.

“Phoebe?”

Colin’s voice was

I was trapped in a