Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

Chapter 403

Stella looked at Colin, her eyes filled with concern. "Can Phoebe ever go back to her old self? She's kind of freaking me out."

Colin shrugged, his voice steady. "I like her any way she is."

"But don't you think she's a bit...scary? Too detached. I miss the old Phoebe," Stella pressed on.

"I like her any way she is," Colin repeated.

Stella sighed. "She seems too cold now."

Colin's voice cracked with emotion. "No... It's already perfect. At least you're alive. She has emotions now, at least... understands friendship."

I slowly opened my eyes, realizing I had dozed off against the wall.

Stella was praying non-stop, trying to distract herself with conversation.

"Can she really not go back? How terrifying will it be when she regains all her memories?" Stella's voice quivered slightly.

She was scared.

Scared I'd become a stranger to my own kin.

"What if Phoebe becomes emotionless again, like she used to be? What do we do then? She surely won't need us anymore..." Stella feared I'd abandon our friendship, Colin included. "It seems she truly didn't understand love..."

Colin looked down, a hint of sadness in his gaze, but he finally spoke. "I just want her to be alive."

To live well.

80% intelligence and the other 20% is all Phoebe, isn't it? Lovesick much?" Stella teased, trying to

not..." Colin seriously corrected her.

force-fed a dose of romance, rolling her eyes as she tossed a pebble she'd been fiddling with towards the sealed

holding them back," Colin

was definitely

to

with two geniuses among them, it wasn't guaranteed they'd

who

his eyes lighting up before

mind his clinginess, letting

"Not yet," he murmured.

coming." I heard noise from the

up, excitedly banging on the wall,

soundproof barrier," I told her to save

was a miracle we could hear

it was

The door creaked open.

not everyone came

an injured James among seven or eight

asked,

Robin?" Stella's eyes welled up with

yelling Carter's name, and when the stone door moved,

went after Zoe, and Robin,

It seemed