Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

Chapter 111

Colin was the strong, silent type–a man of action, not words. If he could sort something out with his hands, there would be no need for idle chit–chat.

I’d barely managed to hold him back when I saw Melody, her dress stained with blood, being carried out in someone’s arms,

Dexter’s brow furrowed in impatience as he turned to take Melody from the arms of the others, his face a dark cloud of annoyance as he walked away..

I watched with a morbid fascination as subtle shifts played out between Dexter and Melody.

Was Dexter tired of her already? What a classic player.

Knowing Dexter as I did, it wouldn’t be long before Melody, if she kept clawing at him, got a taste of the hellish experience he once gave me.

“Colin, let’s get out of here,” I said, taking his hand and leading him away.

Outside the hotel, I watched as Dexter handed Melody off to a friend, not bothering to follow her to the hospital.

I hooked my arm through Colin’s, my laughter tinged with sarcasm. “See… people are fickle, disgustingly so.”

“That’s not true…” Colin cut me off.

looked up at him, surprised.

shifting.away as the tips of

paused, my laughten growing more

Seeing me as a

like that, why are you so nice to me? We’ve only known each other for days, right?” Colin and Foebe Larson

suddenly said with a serious tone.

so directly still made my heart tighten. Sure

murmured softly. Colin had always called

if you’ve got the wrong person?” I asked cautiously, worried he might lose

know you’re Phoebe.” He took my hand firmly. “No matter

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certainty unnerved

recognize me. If I confessed,

an age of disbelief, where talk of spirits and the supernatural is dismissed. A person dies and is reborn in someone else’s body? That would get you sent to a

a lunatic firmly believed I was Phoebe. Was he deluding himself, or had he

you know it

I knew,” Colin said, gripping my hand. “I just knew it was you.”

was a madman’s delusion, not a real recognition that I was