Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

Chapter 351

I was totally gobsmacked. My jaw practically hit the floor.

I glanced between Zoe and Colin in disbelief.

Is this even real?

"Zoe, he's my husband," I tried to clarify, hoping to sway her perspective.

But Zoe just mumbled, head bowed. "It's not like we haven't shared a bed before."

I froze, thinking I had misheard, and anxiously stared at Zoe. "What did you say?"

"I've shared a bed with Colin," Zoe stated matter-of-factly.

My gaze instinctively flicked back to Colin. He remained on edge, as if he had anticipated Zoe's wild claims all along.

He clasped his hands together, explaining calmly, "She's talking about sharing a bed in the literal sense, not what you're thinking."

I was baffled. "Literal sense? What are you talking about?"

"Back at the orphanage, me, Carter, and her often slept in the same bed, but it was just sleeping. That's the literal sense," Colin explained through gritted teeth. "When I'm with you, and we have our baby, that's the other sense."

a deep breath, my

still oblivious, went on. "He shared a bed with Carter

my forehead, overwhelmed by her shocking

snapped, "Answer the

seemed genuinely scared of Colin, her voice timid.

worker who lived across

earnestly. "Yeah, I

you recall if anyone visited him before he... you

shook her head. "How would I

twinge of disappointment. Of course, Zoe, with her

your mind?" Zoe tilted her head as she stepped outside, pointing at the surveillance camera above her door. "I have a security camera, you know. Colin installed it for me. He said if I'm ever in danger, I just have to shout at the camera, and he'll come

shifting my gaze between the camera and Colin. So, he had been in touch with Zoe all along, even installing a

installed the camera to protect her, but why

I was confused.

to your place?" I asked

check, we can

arm in frustration. Why hadn't he mentioned this

at me with a pained

finish, he quickly changed the subject. "I thought you were here for Finn, to