Chapter 132

I had no choice but to pin everything on the murderer, to spur the cops into action.

It dawned on me that I really had to lay low from now on, not rushing to prove who I really was. I needed to gently nudge the investigation forward under the quise of being Phoebe’s friend.

It had claimed to be Phoebe’s friend from the get–go, maybe Stella and Robin wouldn’t have been so damn suspicious of me.

I’d been too careless; that was clear.

“She’s lying!” Melody squirmed in her attempt to struggle free.

I gave Melody a meaningful look. “Without proof, I’m going to sue you for slander.”

Melody seemed to falter. Her goal wasn’t really to get me locked up but to keep Dexter away from me. Clearly, she had accomplished that.

“The Langleys can afford a good lawyer,” Caleb said, gripping my hand firmly: his gaze on Melody was fierce, murderous even.

feeling that if we were alone in the hospital room, Caleb would

the back of his

hand tightly as if to reassure

but I still couldn’t

not being the real Phoebe like Melody suggested

Phoebe’s place on the surveillance footage,” Stella admitted, looking up

didn’t you tell

between Melody and Foebe, I’m more inclined to trust Foebe because she’s right–Phoebe wouldn’t share the location of her house keys with someone she didn’t trust,” Stella

was as if she was saying, “I’m choosing to trust you, don’t

you lured Phoebe to Tangle Lane. It wasn’t manslaughter; it was

called out, his voice laden

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scared that I’d send Melody to jail?

your sister, but unfortunately for you, she was the fiancée your mother Hailey picked out. Because of Phoebe, Hailey never accepted Melody and wouldn’t let her into the family

Phoebe.

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