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.

but Robin caught her in

Zoe's scream gave away

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

to

cramped under the carousel, so close I

be elsewhere, trying to lighten the mood even in this

me tighter, like a big puppy finding

as angry

whispered, "Stay here.

like an instinct. But

grip on my hand tightened as he looked up at me, his eyes

was as if... the old Phoebe had always been

any longer," Colin's voice was

tired of

you often wonder

humans are

But what makes us

irreplaceably so, is emotion.

that can