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

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been the death of me, so

watching me, his

help me beat him up,” I called out to Colin.

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

Robin, then

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

almost in

even an option,” I reassured him, though my heart was in turmoil.

cajole him, but it was only my sympathy kicking in. Sooner or later,

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to him forever.

too dependent on me, how

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

that

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

realizing he knew a lot about the

when asked to cooperate. Why suddenly speak up today?” Robin asked, curious about Colin’s change in

long pause, glanced at me. “Phoebe…”

understand why he was

only willing

I hadn’t and had left him alone at the Langley family home,