Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

Chapter 374



Being cooped up under the same blanket, a man and a woman alone, was indeed playing with fire.

"Phoebe..." Colin whispered as he wrapped his arms around me from behind, his breath hot against my skin.

I felt a wave of fear, perhaps still haunted by the loss of our child and the forceful advances of James...

"Don't be scared, I wouldn't dare touch you," Colin's voice was so soft it melted all my defenses away.

He just held me like that, his breathing slowly growing deeper.

My cheeks flushed with heat, marveling at his stamina, and all we were doing was lying close...

Seemingly unsatisfied with just cuddling, he took my hand in his.

I tried to wriggle free, but couldn't match his strength. "Phoebe... help me."

"I... I don't want to help."

I just want to sleep.

This is all so messy.

"Phoebe, we're married." I knew it, he always played the marriage card when it came to this.

Reluctantly, I turned around, and like a pretzel, I curled up in his embrace, helping him...

Though it wasn't the first time, each encounter sent my heart racing, filling me with a sensation... utterly foreign.

were frequent, yet each felt like a humiliation, devoid

mostly vents of frustration, never the soothing whispers, the gentle caress that could stir

off with a hint of seduction, his gaze filled with an

to the touch, too shy

we could, you

My face was ablaze.

isn't it? We can't keep

and leaned in

me stop.

had made sure to

bit my lip, taking a nibble

blood, looking

His gaze, always so passionate,

he caught my

harbor no grand illusions of making me fall for him, yet he whispered, "Could you

I once loved

up in my eyes, unsure of how

how to

Dexter were clearly

didn't press further, choosing to continue

kiss, I found a

is fine too, not

love, the pain

a long struggle, my wrist ached, my body limp, he finally relented, cleaned us up,

digging deeper into the human trafficking lead. If we're lucky, we might find

Colin's voice was deep, his mind solely on clearing Foebe's

"There's some complication. James

Foebe was