Chapter 123

“Don’t fall for him again.”

I entered Caleb’s room when, out of nowhere. I found myself pinned against the wall.

And he told me to stop harboring feelings for him. He was talking about Dexter.

“Not anymore.” I mumbled, my voice hoarse as I averted my gaze.

“Lies…” He accused me of lying.

“I…” I tried to explain, but his grip on my chin prevented any further words as his mouth sealed over mine.

His breath was scorching, and the room seemed to burn with an invisible fire.

I was still afraid of him: Caleb could be truly intimidating when he meant business. “Colin…” I muttered.

It seemed that he could regain a sliver of sanity when I called him Colin.

True to form, his icy eyes hesitated for a moment at the sound of his name Colin, and he released me with a heavy breath, probably worried about hurting the baby growing inside me..

“Phoebe… don’t leave me again. Don’t lie to me again.”

He kept saying ‘again‘. As if Phoebe Caldwell had deceived him countless times before.

But I couldn’t remember any of it.

That night, Caleb clung to me with a stubborn desperation, refusing to let go for the longest time.

the rain, but I came down with a fever in the night, my head throbbing with a

pain.

mine began to creep into my consciousness.

a hold on Caleb, you need to become a

av

expressions, even the simplest gestures and

can you make Caleb keep you by his side, and step by step, you’ll secure your shares of the

I am Phoebe myself…” I struggled in

was that

The murderer?

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the voice was all

I awoke with a start, gasping for air.

was sitting beside me and holding a damp cloth, his eyes filled with

I whispered, fear suddenly gripped me and

he soothed

my thoughts a jumbled

too many

I’m here,” he said, his voice

You’ll feel better when you

restless slumber, unsure how long I slept. When I awoke, it was already

“Colin…” I murmured.

as

the reply from a new face among the Langley household staff. I hadn’t even noticed the

did all the staff get

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