Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

Chapter 329

"Phoebe..." His voice trailed off, the words lost in the panic that seemed to seize him.

I was feeling irked, turning away to seek a moment of quiet.

Colin's cell rang - it was Finn calling.

"Melody's gone missing, no leads, just as you figured, a diversion. There's been trouble at the hospital, Robin's injured, but the good news is the assailant's been caught. Get over here. Dexter's causing a scene at the station, insisting we find Melody ASAP. Come help me out."

Colin ended the call with Finn abruptly, making it clear he had no intention of engaging. He just wanted to clear the air with me.

I waited for him to speak.

"Phoebe..." He started to say, but the phone rang again.

Still Finn.

up once

out to stop him. "Take the call first. You took such a big risk

silent and

burning bridges, throwing me under the bus now?" Finn's voice was a

could hear Dexter's angry accusations,

police protection, could

Colin hung up again.

Colin started again, his

it

I'm not saying the culprit isn't important. I'm on it, and all these things are connected. I just... can't be certain,

definitely had a prime suspect in

all the evidence we had, it

silence. "Death to me is like a dream. Before I died, I always thought you were the killer because there were too many things that

on the evidence wall, I was pretty sure Colin wasn't the killer, but he was deliberately hiding

I believe you're not the killer. But if you help the killer get away with it or clear their name, then you're one of the people responsible for my death." My voice was hoarse but firm, a warning to Caleb not to let me find out he had ever assisted the

down in panic, his hands clenched