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.

nearly fell through an opening trapdoor, but Robin caught her in time, saving her

Zoe's scream gave away their

ended up hiding in a

despite being poorly armed. "We're

protect Stella and join the fray, his axe met

it was Bran's turn to scream, dragging Robin

carousel, so close

massacre in the making, 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 a tap on

just hugged me tighter, like a big puppy

I sighed, not as angry as I thought I'd

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

strange. Protecting Colin felt like an instinct. But hadn't I always sought his protection

as he looked up at me, his

old Phoebe had always been there

wait any longer," Colin's

tired

you often

humans are

what

irreplaceably so, is emotion.

can never