Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

Chapter 306

"Phoebe..." Dexter's voice carried an edge of desperation, the sting of mistrust tasted all too familiar now. "Why can't you just trust me once? Caleb is dangerous, and you should be running the other way, not... not falling for him. He's deceiving you, playing on the fact that you've forgotten your past. Dr. Damian told me that Caleb is a psychopath; he lacks empathy, incapable of love. His mind, his vision, it's all consumed by obsession—not a soul in sight."

I tuned Dexter out. He was relentless in his bad-mouthing of Colin.

"Foebe?" As I stepped into the hospital, Robin caught sight of me. "What happened? Are you hurt?"

I shook my head, pointing a thumb at Dexter. "Him."

A nurse approached to assess Dexter's injuries and ushered him off to the treatment room.

I whispered, "Henry's men."

Robin nodded in understanding. "Stay inside if you can."

"Why are you here?"

hanging on, fighting for his life. The assailant was sloppy, panicked—didn't make sure the

if the victim

in to arrest. I suspect there's a puppet master behind all this. If the

me. "This person, another parent searching for

looking at Robin. "The common thread... the killers are parents driven to the brink by the loss of

were

the same time?" I wondered aloud, suspecting

at the same time, but there is a commonality—the missing kids all

challenged, or...?" I

so-called 'genius disease.' They say these kids

Both extremes.

took a deep breath, facing Robin. "Asperger's

pounded as if

children, all diagnosed with Asperger's

it was written that I too

a bit of a loner, I was neither a genius nor