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.

all Phoebe, isn't

Colin seriously corrected her. "It could

force-fed a dose of romance, rolling her eyes as 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

holding them back," Colin said

was definitely among

want them to

with two geniuses among them, it wasn't

who it

eyes lighting up before he

his clinginess, letting him

"Not yet," he murmured.

heard noise

on the wall, trying to signal

barrier," I

was a miracle we could hear

it was up

The door creaked open.

everyone

James

I asked, on high

eyes welled up

direction yelling Carter's

Zoe, and Robin, worried about

remained silent, observing the injured among them. It