Chapter 157

My heart was suddenly in a vice grip of fear.

Could he have slipped away while I was asleep?

In that case, could he be… involved in this recent spate of murders?

I shot out of bed, threw on my clothes, and dashed out of the hotel room to the front desk.

“Hi, did you happen to see my husband leave the hotel?” I asked.

The young clerk shook her head, “I’m sorry, it’s been so busy…”

“He’s half–and–half, a really handsome man,” I said, trying to jog her memory.

Her mouth cracked open, “Oh, you mean that handsome dude? He should have been…“.

She quickly pulled out her phone and whispered, “He was so good–looking that I sneakily took a photo and posted it on Facebook.”

“He left around midnight,” she said with certainty.

The time stamp on her Facebook post read 12:03 AM.

left just

in the morning. He had had more than enough time to do something

out of the hotel, and when I looked around with a twirl of emotions, I suddenly

Colin was really

with a messy head, my

It was Robin.

anxiety spiked. Was I afraid the police had caught Colin at the crime scene, or that another murder had taken place?

said, steadying my breath.

Amber River Road police station,” Robin sounded

police station?” I stuttered.

on him? Why let him go out in the middle of the night picking fights?” Robin’s voice was low and tense.

buddies of his, Colin

hailed a

icing on the cake, he rallied a pack of

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bitten.” Robin was practically grinding his teeth, “Do you get that if he were a

was bombarded with questions.

the night? He also smashed his car and

this the reason he had insisted I stay in a hotel last night–to have it out

planning something against you,” Robin continued with a sigh. “They got away, so let’s call it self–defense for now. But Dexter and his driver were waiting at the Langley’s gate for you. They got caught in the crossfire.”

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