Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

Chapter 309

He was only peeking his head halfway through, a look of distress in his eyes.

I rubbed my eyes to make sure it wasn't just a trick of the light, and then I darted over in a panic. "Colin..."

Seeing how frightened I was, he mustered his strength, pushed himself up on the windowsill, and leaped inside.

I gotta admit, it was kinda cool.

For a moment, it was like being whisked back to my teenage years. This scene used to unfold quite often in the past, it seems. I'd just forgotten.

"How did you... break out?" I cradled Colin's face in my hands, examining him closely.

There were bruises at the corners of his mouth and eyes, and marks on his Adam's apple where he'd clearly been choked. He had been bound...

I checked him all over frantically, finding red marks on his wrists and ankles, scars on his arms.

Panic surged through me, and I reached to lift his hoodie, only to have Colin grasp my hands.

His voice was still hoarse, tinged with a hint of vulnerability. "Phoebe... they wouldn't let me see you."

Tears welled up in my eyes as I whispered, "Let me look..."

his gaze, slowly releasing my

on his well-defined abs. They were just reddened, but they hinted at the kind of 'treatment' he had endured

done to you?" I asked,

brainwashed Colin and

shook his head and pulled me into

wanting to waste another second. "Let's go

hand tightened.

sank, realizing

you out soon. Why take the risk to escape?" I murmured, aware

me grew firmer.

Afraid of what?

body is just a vessel for the soul... I was afraid..."

body, it becomes a source of pain and

to make patients—or even

mind-altering substances like GHB, the so-called

my name, but I could

have they done to you?" My voice shook as I scrutinized his arms, spotting

That bastard Damian...

Colin was labeled 'mentally ill,' Damian felt he could use mind-altering

it was all

face as if to etch my image