Chapter 288

I climbed into the squad car, giving Eric a nod to signal I was alright. My mind, though, was preoccupied with Colln.

“Take this for DNA comparison with Phoebe, I overheard Finn instructing another officer to test the handkerchief he’d used to wipe my

face.

He suspected… that I wasn’t Foebe but Phoebe.

Too bad, he couldn’t fathom the idea of a soul reborn. This body was, without a doubt, Foebe’s.

“No way, Phoebe is dead for sure. Her body was displayed in a glass case, shocking the whole of Sea City,” one cop expressed his confusion.

“I suspect a switcheroo, a bait–and–switch,” Finn sneered. “Dig deeper, and don’t underestimate the lengths to which some lunatics will go…”

Finn got into the car and sat beside me.

I glanced at him but kept silent.

“Heard the nutjob was committed to the mental institution, right? Good place for him; lunatics belong in the loony bin, Finn was a little too chatty.

be going then? To a beauty parlor? Considering how much you value your looks, if someone messed up

twitched with irritation.

added, “Caleb really has a collector’s obsession, huh? Likes the

feather, and

gritted his

car window.

still negotiating

acted in self–defense. Sure, she went a bit

scoffed. Was he speaking up for

police car drove me away, Dexter’s gaze followed

was as if he saw me as a born troublemaker, his expression a mix of regret and concern. Regretting, perhaps, why I had to

of

want her to get whacked by a murderer,” I

frozen, watching as

to Dexter’s arm, terrified. “Dexter, she’s so

neck.

together, they start to resemble each other,” Finn remarked, looking at me. “You and Caleb are

and Phoebe?” I wanted to

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