Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

Chapter 405

Melody was playing a dangerous game, and I knew it. It wasn't just a hunch that Robin wouldn't abandon us, and that he'd find me and Stella-it was a calculated guess. So, Melody's decision to stay hidden was a trap to lure me in? To take me out when I least expected it?

The thought sent shivers down my spine. Melody wanted to take over my life, and the only way to do that was to get rid of me.

"Something's off about Melody," Robin began, but before he could finish his thought, the staircase beneath us trembled.

"Watch out!"

"Phoebe!"

In a split second, the staircase shattered, leaving a gaping, dark void that seemed to lead straight to the basement of this 17-story nightmare.

Colin, panicked, tried to rush forward but was luckily caught by Bran, saving him from tumbling into the abyss.

"Colin!" My heart clenched, and I yelled his name as I teetered on the edge of the broken floor.

through, his feet dislodging pebbles that took an age to echo back up to us, a terrifying testament to the depth below. Looking up at me, Colin's eyes were filled

perilously close to the void,

me on the 15th floor," I said, trying to inject a note

back from the brink. Colin's gaze hardened at

averted his eyes, guiltily looking away. "There's

find a way in," I said, glancing at Robin. There was no turning back

and tapped on the wall, an indication that James was still trapped inside. But the fool

enough to figure out the mechanism that quickly. It had to be Melody and Dexter finding their way to us. As the wall opened, James, fueled by

attack was full of lethal intent, but I sidestepped smoothly,

almost fell, but Robin, ever the hero, grabbed him by the collar at the last second.

your life, you'll keep quiet from now on," I warned James, stepping into the room where Melody and Dexter were indeed waiting. Dexter's eyes lit

have collapsed. We need to find another way out," Robin explained, then turned to me. "What's our

before her amnesia, was a genius. Let her lead

sarcasm.

frowned, hostility in her gaze. "Done pretending,

I can't beat you at your own game,"