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.

when I was Phoebe Caldwell, entanglements with Dexter were frequent, yet each felt like a humiliation,

mostly vents of frustration, never the soothing whispers, the gentle

a hint of seduction, his gaze filled with an

to the touch, too shy to

month... we could, you know," I murmured

My face was ablaze.

it? We

pulling me closer, and

stop. "I'm afraid of hurting

had made sure to

taking a nibble on his, drawing

blood,

His gaze, always so passionate, seemed to scorch my

wanted to run, but he caught

of making me fall for him, yet he whispered,

once loved

my eyes, unsure of

how

Dexter were clearly not

Colin didn't press further, choosing to

his kiss, I found

"Phoebe... this is fine

pain of

he finally relented, cleaned us up, and we drifted to sleep. Come dawn, Colin received

human trafficking lead. If we're lucky,

my wife?" Colin's voice was deep, his mind solely on clearing

"There's some complication. James

was