Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

Chapter 277

Upstairs, Colin had somehow snuck in without me noticing, and when I caught sight of him, he was chuckling to himself. As our eyes met, the laughter in his eyes quickly turned to an expression of pain. “Phoebe… it hurts so much, I can’t sleep.”

What could I do? I sighed and went up to comfort him, feeling like I somehow owed him.

“Phoebe… rub it for me?” Colin pleaded from the bed, stretching out his arms for a soothing touch.

My mind was elsewhere, but I started to massage him absentmindedly.

Henry wasn’t going to let things slide, not after Colin’s mishap, followed by my own troubles and then Brendan’s departure. Henry’s tactics were just too ruthless…

“Phoebe, my chest hurts too,” Colin said, pointing to his heart.

I was deep in thought, but wherever he said it hurt, I’d rub.

I have to admit, his pecs were quite solid. Where had he been working out during his years on the road? Must be those good genes, making those who spend every day in the gym green with envy.

“Phoebe, my stomach hurts too.” Colin looked at me with a mischievous glint in his eye, clearly pushing his luck.

My thoughts were on how to retaliate against Henry after his string of ‘gifts.’

Colin guided my hand to his stomach, and I obliged him with a rub.

must say, it felt good;

The fact that Henry was

probably Dexter who brokered the connection; that guy never did anything

it,

think they had Colin beaten up like this…

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could come from Henry

memories included him, and it seemed there was a sense of dread

it hurts here too…” Colin continued, moving my hand

was propped up on one hand, lost in thought, when

and instinctively

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curled up, wincing in pain and

murdering your

as I grabbed his ear and threatened, “Shut

into the soft pillow as if he were trying to suffocate himself.

and patted his head. “Colin… about Brendan’s funeral, what are you going to do? It’s got to be grand; the bigger, the better. Get the media involved; you need to cry and play the part of

whispered, knowing full well how difficult this was for him.

H

been kind to Colin; more often than not, he was

the orphanage until they realized he was a prodigy and wanted to bring him back to