Chapter 389



The floor was littered with three bodies, one of whom I recognized from the orphanage. The other two were strangers to me, not from the orphanage, but their presence here was a mystery.

Relief washed over both Bran and me upon not finding Colin among the deceased.

"These two were traffickers," Bran announced, eyeing the unidentified bodies.

Surprised, I asked, "How can you tell?"

"There's a tattoo here," Bran pointed to a tattoo behind one of the trafficker's ears, a cross emblem.

"The victims of the dismemberment cases had similar mutilated emblems behind their ears," Bran frowned, scanning our surroundings. "He's got to be okay. We need to get out of here."

I glanced around frantically.

Colin, please be safe.

"Is this the only way to get to the 17th floor?" I asked Bran anxiously.

"As far as I've found, yes. But I can't be sure it's the only one," Bran shook his head.

found another way up to the

I could do was pray for his

On the 17th floor.

in the open space at the center for

by Melody as if he hadn't been the one to save me last

wonder if it had

any of you seen Colin?" I asked, panic rising when I couldn't spot Colin on the 17th

probably behind all

the pot. "Remember the voice that said the killer is among us? I bet it's Colin. He's

serial killer

genius from the foster

Annora's husband, Jaxon, also

"I swear, that maniac

no doubt about it! It's

we accidentally started that fire years ago and didn't save them, letting that Carter guy burn alive. He's been holding a grudge plotting against us!"

this continued, they might really start believing Colin was the murderer and harm him. "No way, he

fun anymore. That maniac wants to play us till we drop," James spat

joined in, yelling, "He's

us would be a piece of cake for him. We can't just sit around waiting to die. If we find him, it'll be

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