Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

Chapter 387



"15..."

That eerie voice kept counting down, mechanical yet inexplicably terrifying.

All of a sudden, Zoe lost it. Staring down the hallway, she called out in fear. "Carter..."

She broke free from Annora's grip, sprinting towards the end of the corridor as if possessed.

Bran paused, stunned, then, without a thought, chased after her.

"Colin..." Everyone seemed to have their survival instincts kick in, racing towards what they hoped was an exit at the end of the hallway.

Colin glanced back, trying to grab my wrist, but the crowd surged forward, tearing us apart.

In that moment of separation, the lights in the windowless corridor flickered out, plunging us into darkness.

At the same time, the mechanical countdown continued. "10, 9..."

I stood frozen, my feet glued to the floor. "Colin..."

my voice was lost amidst the chaos

of the inky blackness, a firm hand clasped my

the wall, breathing heavily, I

tightened, his anger

low growl, pulling me close

body stiffened; it was

"De..."

barely started to speak when he covered

"Quiet...listen, there's something off about Melody, and Caleb too. Everyone

to understand that everyone was putting on an act,

was the only

He wouldn't harm me.

he finally released me. "You could

hissed back at him, voice filled with

tell where we were, but the

wanted to find

inch closer, all I could think about was

was taken aback by

air vent room. I've checked; this floor has no windows, only these vents for air circulation. This

"5, 4, 3..."

countdown neared its end, the corridor filled with the