Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

Chapter 147

Colin stood there, a picture of uncertainty, his emotions bubbling under the surface. He seemed torn between wanting to step forward and the fear of causing me harm.

Perhaps he was shaken by how I had handled that sleazy guy on the subway earlier today. worried that he might not know his own strength and upset me again.

Fear was etched across his face, the fear that I might truly choose Dexter over him.

“Phoebe.” His voice cracked as he called out my name, so clearly yearning for me to choose

him.

My gaze on Colin was complex.

Seeing that I wasn’t resisting, Dexter spoke up with a cold edge. “Luck’s on your side for resembling Phoebe.”

I clenched my teeth, having wanted to punch him for the longest time.

Throwing my head back forcefully, I headbutted Dexter square in the face, then whirled around to pummel him.

I had really been itching to give him a piece of my mind.

In my past life, it wasn’t that I didn’t want to hit him; I was just too scared. He always knew how to threaten me with the people close to me.

That was his specialty–threats.

and with a debt of gratitude hanging over me, all I could do was endure.

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the death of me, so why should I care about

his Adam’s apple bobbing slightly.

are you looking at? Come help me beat him up,” I called out

to join the fray, but Robin grabbed him.by the collar,

mournfully at Robin, then

said, ignoring Dexter, who was still

almost in awe. “Phoebe…

even an option,” I reassured him, though my heart

I had to cajole him, but it was only my

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to him forever.

me, how could I ever make my choice?

analyze the situation. “Serial numbers, every orphan had one–it’s the order of…

that sequence.”

I had expected the murderer to suddenly stop hunting the orphans and instead go after

knew a lot about the

cooperate. Why suddenly speak up today?”

and after a long pause, glanced

why he

to Phoebe.” What he meant was he was only willing to cooperate because I asked him to come with

the Langley