Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

Chapter 144

Colin said Stella was one of the innocent ones.

That meant Colin had an inkling of who the real murderer was–one who didn’t kill the innocent. The bedroom door swung open, revealing a void of emptiness.

Not a soul in sight.

I scoured every room in the house, but it was as if the world had swallowed everyone whole.

“Bang!”

The bedroom erupted with noise once more, this time from the depths of the closet.

Exchanging a glance with Robin, we dashed over and flung open the closet door.

Stella was bound and gagged, a makeshift prison of hanging clothes and darkness.

Thankfully, her life wasn’t in danger; she was just a bit dehydrated.

“Stella!” Robin unwrapped her bindings and yanked the cloth from her mouth.

“That bastard… he’s warning us…” Stella’s voice was tinged with shock and panic before she slumped into Robin’s arms.

taking her to the hospital!” Robin hoisted

up my spine. I whipped around, facing the portrait hanging in the

scream pierced the air.

beautiful ballet photo had been replaced… replaced with a photo of me, taken when the psychopath murderer posed me as a marionette in a glass display

noticing the

when they first walked in, lights flooding the dark, to notice the photo had already been tampered

instinctively covered my eyes, his voice

frozen in place, my body refusing to move, as if rooted by

colleagues, telling them

it’s dripping blood,” I whispered, trembling.

eyes, the

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red dress in the photo was

still nearby,” Colin’s voice was hoarse as he surveyed every corner of the room.

this photo, A mind that brilliant would be lurking in the shadows, basking in his own twisted masterpiece…” Colin kicked open the bathroom door, barely holding it together.

to watch over her, and

mind for math, for medicine…” Colin muttered to himself,

shoe cabinet, it shouldn’t fit an adult. But

with irritation, filled the doorway. He had brought

not to let anyone in, that they’d contaminate the scene. But Dexter’s animosity towards Colin was palpable. “This is Phoebe’s place, my fiancée, and this house