Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

Chapter 229

Colin looked at me with his best impression of an innocent puppy, “Phoebe, my hand hurts.”

He had cunningly convinced the nurse to put an IV in his less–injured hand and then played the pain card with me.

Was I really supposed to wait on him hand and foot? To the point of unzipping his jeans? Suddenly, Finn’s words echoed in my mind. “Keep acting; nobody does it better than you.” Colin’s eyes were rimmed with red. “Phoebe, you’re my wife.”

“Enough!” I steeled my heart. After all, he was injured saving me, and the doctor’s orders were bed rest, so wait on him I must.

I grabbed the supplies the nurse sent us. Blushing furiously, I pulled the privacy curtain around us and reached out. “You can manage on your-

“My hand hurts.”

I gritted my teeth and threatened. “Caleb, don’t push it.”

He looked at me, the picture of innocence. I felt like a pufferfish, all puffed up with indignation as I helped him…

Then I heard he say, “Phoebe, I don’t need to pee anymore.”

Could I strangle him?

“Phoebe, you’re too rough; you’ve scared it.”

“Caleb!”

ear–twisting education, Colin finally conceded with the air

soup. “Drink up; it’ll help you heal faster.” *Phoebe.” Colin looked

Dexter, looming like a ghost

instant. How could I forget that Dexter’s room was just next door, also recovering from

killing me. Could you give me

even see Dexter; I

tugging at his bandage to show

08:07

just wanted him to shut up, so I steeled myself and leaned in toward

pulled me into a kiss. I knew he was up to no good.

stiffened, his eyes darkening as they were fixed on Colin.

gaze and the tension in the room dropped to freezing levels. He

someone’s presence, I straightened up quickly to see

frowned at him. “Mr. Fitzgerald, you’re up and about already? Quite

there.”

out of bed with such serious injuries, why was Colin still

seemed a bit flustered.

I refused flat

best- a threat. “I’m sorry, Foebe: your grandma’s taken ill. She’s been rushed to emergency care. I couldn’t reach you, heard you were