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.

fell through, his feet dislodging pebbles that took an age to echo back up to us, a terrifying testament to the depth below. Looking

the void, his eyes

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

fall, your wife's gonna have my head," Bran muttered, pulling Colin back from the brink. Colin's gaze hardened at Bran's words, a silent reprimand for not bringing Dexter and Melody back safely and allowing

away. "There's gotta

glancing at

James was still trapped inside. But the fool wasn't making any progress with the door. Suddenly,

help but scoff. James wasn't smart enough to figure out the mechanism that quickly. It had to be Melody and Dexter finding their way to

but I sidestepped smoothly, watching as he stumbled towards the open

the collar at the last second.

I warned James, stepping into the room where Melody and Dexter were indeed waiting. Dexter's eyes lit up

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

is she? Phoebe, before her amnesia, was a genius. Let

sarcasm.

frowned, hostility in her gaze. "Done

you at your own