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.

trapdoor, but Robin caught her in

Zoe's scream gave

hiding in a cab, practically blowing

no other choice, Bran stepped out to confront the assailants, despite being poorly armed. "We're really not equipped for this..." Bran cursed under

protect Stella and join the fray, his axe met the business end of an opponent's

to scream, dragging Robin

I were cramped under the carousel, so

the making, and he was taking it lightly? "Phoebe..." Colin's mind seemed to be elsewhere, trying to

hugged me tighter, like a big

sighed, not as angry as I thought I'd

here. I'll try

Colin felt like an instinct. But hadn't

tightened as he looked up at me,

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

any longer," Colin's voice was hoarse, trembling with

was tired

you often wonder

humans are

what makes

irreplaceably so, is emotion.

that can never