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.

him, and with a debt of gratitude hanging

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me, so why should I care about

his Adam’s apple

me beat him up,” I called

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

at Robin, then back

let’s go together,” I said, ignoring Dexter, who was still reeling from the blow and

me, almost in

I reassured him, though my heart was

and I knew I had to cajole him, but it was only my sympathy kicking in.

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to him forever.

became too dependent on me, how could I ever make

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

outside that

suddenly stop hunting the orphans

Colin, realizing he knew a

cooperate. Why suddenly speak up today?” Robin asked,

after a long

he was suddenly looking

he meant was he was only willing to

hadn’t and had left him alone at the Langley family home, he wouldn’t have uttered