Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

Chapter 229

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!”

ten minutes of ear–twisting education, Colin finally

sat beside him, spoon–feeding him soup. “Drink up; it’ll help you heal faster.” *Phoebe.”

a ghost

turned stormy in an instant. How could I forget that Dexter’s room

is killing me. Could you give

turn around or even see Dexter; I just

tugging at his bandage to show me, “Phoebe,

08:07

shut up, so I steeled

me into a kiss. I knew he

eyes darkening as they

the room dropped to freezing

straightened up quickly to see a

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

there.”

could be out of bed with such serious injuries, why was Colin still bedridden over

a bit flustered. “Can

I refused flat out.

he thought would work best- a threat. “I’m sorry, Foebe: your grandma’s taken ill. She’s been rushed to emergency care.

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