Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

Chapter 409

"Ready or not, here comes the roller coaster ride..."

The eerie voice cut through the air again, this time unmistakably human, not the mechanical recordings we'd heard on earlier levels. Someone was pulling the strings from behind the curtain.

This person had to be part of the plot.

"Such a grand setup... There's definitely more than one person behind this," I muttered under my breath, my brows furrowed in concentration.

In fact, I suspected a whole organization was involved, a gang of sorts.

"It's not just one person," Colin confirmed.

"Countdown 3, 2, 1..."

As the countdown ended, the mechanisms under the ground started moving unpredictably again.

Colin and I took shelter under a carousel, narrowly avoiding a trapdoor that opened right beneath us.

If it weren't for our quick reflexes, we might have fallen through.

"Screams echoed as people tried to escape their hiding spots, only to draw attention to themselves.

"Help me!" one yelled, trying to run away.

through an opening trapdoor, but Robin caught her in

scream gave

in a

to confront the assailants, despite being poorly

to protect Stella and join the fray,

to

cramped under the carousel, so close I

and he was taking it lightly? "Phoebe..." Colin's mind seemed to be elsewhere, trying to lighten the mood even in this dire situation. "Shut up..." I whispered fiercely, giving him

hugged me tighter, like a big puppy

sighed, not as angry

his head, I whispered, "Stay here. I'll try to

Protecting Colin felt like an instinct. But

he looked up at me, his eyes brimming with a mix of

if... the old Phoebe had always been there to

Colin's voice

tired

often

humans are

what

irreplaceably so, is emotion.

that can