Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

Chapter 219

Back home, I coaxed Colin into hitting the sack first.

The guy acted like he’d hit the jackpot, putting on a pitiful face, claiming he had a fever, his hand hurt, his foot hurt, and he needed me to bathe him.

If he’d just behave, it wouldn’t be such a chore…but no, he had to push his luck. At first, he stripped down himself, and now he had me drenched from head to toe.

“Caleb Langley called out his full name through gritted teeth, soaked through.

“Phoebe, your clothes are wet; let’s just shower together, Colin said with an innocent face, earnestly reaching for the buttons on my blouse.

I slapped his hand away. Taking a deep breath, I kept reminding myself he was my husband. It was my fault, really. I’d spoiled him rotten.

“Phoebe.”

My phone rang. To avoid any water damage. I kept it on the ledge inside the bathtub.

Colin reached to grab it for me, but the moment he saw it was Dexter, his face darkened and his fingers slipped.

my phone take a dive into

went dead.

within me. Dexter’s number had been blacklisted before, and I could bet my

hold on. You’re not mad at me, right?” Colin looked at me with puppy dog eyes, the dark clouds from moments

rising anger was quelled yet again by his good

wrecked.” I said through clenched teeth, trying to keep a lid on my anger, “Next

eyes brimmed with tears. “Is a phone more fun than me?”

puzzled.

salvage my drowned phone, he grabbed my wrist, and before I

that instant, only to be extinguished

a ghost with well–defined muscles, water droplets adorning him like a merman fresh

this together now,” Colin said innocently, a smirk creeping on his lips as he pulled me into

was too slippery, and I just ended up even closer. Having reached my limit, I bit down hard on his collarbone.

moment, not pushing

when you’re mad?” He murmured, and then suddenly flipped us over, pinning me under him in the bathtub.

head, and I instinctively held my breath, only to have