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

scream gave away their

all ended up hiding in a cab, practically blowing

no other choice, Bran stepped out to confront the assailants, despite being poorly armed. "We're really

the fray, his axe met the business

me!" Now it was Bran's turn to scream, dragging Robin away in

so close I almost ended up in his

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

just hugged me tighter, like a

angry

I whispered, "Stay here.

like an instinct. But hadn't I always

my hand tightened as he looked up

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

Colin's voice was

was tired of

often

humans

what makes

irreplaceably so, is emotion.

can never