Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

Chapter 274

Leaning Into Colin’s embrace, I deliberately brought up my pregnancy again, just to rile Henry up.

Even if Colin wasn’t around, there was still our baby.

“Sir, ma’am.” Eric’s car was parked just beside us, and he opened the door, ushering us in.

I cast a glance at the man standing silently behind Colin. He wore a baseball cap and remained silent but was ever–vigilant, guarding Colin’s back.

“He is…” I whispered as we got into the car.

“Bodyguard.” The man himself answered my question before Colin could.

“His name is Bran. Eric adopted him. He’s in charge of our protection,” Colin whispered back to me.

Bran hummed dismissively, his cap’s bill lowered as he gazed out the car window.

I had this nagging feeling that Bran held some animosity, but I couldn’t tell if it was directed at me or someone else.

I looked at Colin, then at Eric.

was his foster father, the other his employer. Naturally, the animosity wasn’t aimed

offended him in some

the reporter ahead of

at me through the rear–view

breathed a sigh of relief. At least Colin wasn’t facing

bring a bodyguard to handle Melody and to alert the media to intercept Henry.

mess with me.” Colin flashed me a smile, innocent and pure.

of guilt. Wasn’t it supposed to

the passenger seat,

if he had some sort of nasal issue…

out the window, my expression darkening

person who hadn’t left Henry’s car was

He was a formidable psychiatrist, a well–known counselor in Sea City, and had won countless awards years ago, even securing the

unsettling was that his research focused on treatments for super–male

that super–male kids are born with a genetic anomaly that makes them

experiences and successful case studies. Countless parents sought him out, entrusting their children, whom they considered ‘bad seeds,‘ into Damian’s care, all in

window, looking over in our direction.

spine, and I found myself avoiding his gaze as my