Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

Chapter 388



"Colin..." I struggled to get out, my legs giving out beneath me as I fell to the ground.

"Phoebe... he's the mastermind, don't trust him."

"Melody is one of Damian's, I'm sorry..." he whispered, holding me close and murmuring apologies.

He actually knew Melody was with Damian.

It seemed all this time, his foolishness was just a facade, a way to gain Melody and Damian's trust.

When did he start to suspect something was amiss?

After my supposed death?

So, his suicide attempts, self-harm, and even the drastic change in his behavior and personality were all to deceive, to make Damian and Melody believe he had been brainwashed, hypnotized?

Then what was Dexter's true motive?

"After you disappeared, I've been digging... I knew Melody was involved in your case, but the deeper I looked, the more I found. It's not just about a series of murders; it's bigger, involving even the Fitzgerald family," Dexter's grip on my hand tightened. "Phoebe... Can you trust me just this once?"

My head felt heavy, the colorless, odorless carbon monoxide weakening my legs and draining my strength.

"Don't trust Caleb, don't trust anyone but me, Phoebe... I'll get us out of here, I won't make the same mistake again," Dexter's voice grew fainter. And then, I passed out, my strength failing me yet again.

"Click, click..."

lights in

eyes to the dim, cramped

were safe

came next wouldn't

cleared,

up on my elbows, I looked around; Dexter

my haze, I remembered Dexter's plea for

have been just my

in this environment, who could be

could be the planner, the

wasn't just one

Bran

hallway,

Tay scattered, victims who

couldn't escape in time.

leaning against the wall to

head throbbed as I

a lighter, likely found among

burned steadily, indicating the air

this way." Bran

proceed in

down the staircase

emergency exit.