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.

other 20% is all Phoebe, isn't

her. "It could be

she tossed a pebble she'd been fiddling with towards the sealed wall. "How come they haven't made it out yet? Isn't Finn supposed to be

them back,"

culprit... was definitely

didn't want them to escape, constantly dragging their

two geniuses among them, it wasn't guaranteed they'd make it out quickly

figured out who it is?"

eyes lighting up before he rushed

I didn't mind his clinginess,

"Not yet," he murmured.

I heard

on the wall, trying to signal

There's a soundproof barrier," I told her

was a miracle we could hear anything

was up

The door creaked open.

everyone came

and an injured James among seven or eight

I asked, on

eyes welled up with

another direction yelling Carter's name, and when the stone door

after Zoe, and Robin,

them. It