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.

opening trapdoor, but Robin caught her in time, saving

gave away their

ended up hiding in a cab, practically blowing their

stepped out to confront the assailants, despite being poorly armed. "We're really not equipped for

join the fray, his axe met the

was Bran's turn to

the carousel, so close I almost ended up in

trying to lighten the mood even

Colin just hugged me tighter, like a big puppy finding solace in its

angry as I thought I'd

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

Colin felt like an instinct.

my hand tightened as he looked up at me, his eyes brimming with a mix of

if... the old Phoebe had always

make me wait any longer," Colin's voice was hoarse,

tired

you often

humans

what

irreplaceably so, is emotion.

can