Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

Chapter 496

"No one knows about our secret little island," Colin mumbled, his voice growing more hoarse by the minute.

I stared at Colin for what felt like an eternity before whispering back, "Okay, I'll trust you."

...

Even if we can't touch.

Even if we're only inches apart.

We can still feel each other.

I guess, scientifically or medically speaking, this might be considered some form of mental illness, but I believe... those who've passed on still exist around us in another form.

Even if it's just a wishful thinking, at least, it comforts the lonely souls.

"Phoebe, you're here with me, right?" Colin asked softly.

"Yeah, I'm here," I replied with a smile.

I can't touch him, even though he can't see me, even though he can't hear my

wanted to respond to

hidden in the undeveloped woodlands near Cloud City, bordering the wilderness, a place most folks wouldn't stumble upon by chance. Officially, it's some kind of upscale retirement village, with wealthy retired scientists living above ground. But underground, it spans three levels, all dedicated to the lab," Robin said, his voice

She calls the shots on everything. The Gene-Forge Collective operates many labs across the country, but this is the only one we've managed to uncover so far. We thought we

Robin rubbed his

the Gene-Forge Collective operates independently, with no connections between them. Their subjects, researchers, medical staff—all of it-they groom from scratch, taken by human traffickers who kidnap those with special talents for training and brainwashing before sending them off to these labs. So, basically... there are only

looked at Robin. "One, through Naomi, and two, by tracing the human

they had alerted their enemies, severing

the status on Naomi?"

Foebe's; Phoebe had a resistance to the drugs. Thankfully, the dose wasn't lethaf but the doctors are just hoping she won't end up

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him as he slumped

it feels like to be in love, wanting to

safe only when I'm

like the compromise I

Who am I really...

in my head just

Foebe Larson, not