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.

couldn’t stand up to him, and with a debt of gratitude hanging over me, all I could

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the death of me,

his Adam’s apple bobbing slightly.

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

seemed eager, stepping forward to join the fray, but Robin grabbed him.by the collar, pulling him back.

at Robin, then back

ignoring Dexter, who was still reeling from the blow and taking Colin’s

looked at me, almost in awe. “Phoebe… don’t choose

an option,” I reassured him,

were a roller coaster, and I knew I had to cajole him, but it was only my sympathy kicking in. Sooner or later, I would have to leave the Langleys, and I couldn’t

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to him forever.

became too dependent on me, how could I ever

helping Robin analyze the situation. “Serial numbers, every orphan had one–it’s the

that sequence.”

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

looked at Colin, realizing he knew a lot about

when asked to cooperate. Why suddenly speak up today?”

down, and after a long pause, glanced

understand why he was suddenly looking at

listen to Phoebe.” What he meant was he was only willing to cooperate

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