Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

Chapter 441

Colin glanced back at me. "Phoebe, did you hope it was me?"

"I didn't hope so," I shook my head.

Whatever the intentions of the person behind all this were, their methods were undeniably extreme.

Using such methods to deal with and harm others for their own ends... I couldn't see them as entirely 'good.'

Colin grabbed my hand, pulling me to hide behind a van, and took off his protective gear. "If you don't hope it's me, then it's not me."

I looked at him, puzzled. "And if I did hope it was you?"

"Then I'd find the person behind this, replace them, and become the one you hoped for." Colin was earnest.

I couldn't help but smile at his silly yet clever response, which addressed my doubts.

Finn said Caleb was all brains and no heart, but from what I saw... Colin was terrifyingly high in both IQ and EQ.

He just... used his intelligence on others and his emotional smarts on 'calculating' me.

from behind, tiredly saying, "I'm so

a smile, Colin lifted me onto his back, step by step leading me

falling asleep

he had brought quite a few people with

did Eric get

really worn out, feeling utterly weak. These past days, surviving the brutal game in the derelict building, I was practically living on adrenaline. Falling down the stairs didn't help, and coupled with hunger and lack of sleep, my body was

alive. Melody was taken by the Gene-Forge Collective, but she'll survive. Stella's injuries were minor Eric reassured me. "As for the fest, just

drifted back

QUMS

feel Colin holding my hand,

knew the mastermind behind the deadly game wasn't Colin, but I

found myself in

beside me

nearby, giving Colin

upon

frowned, confused. I had only slept, so why was I in a

awake." Stella climbed out of her bed and

Robin?" I patted Stella's