Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

Chapter 8

“Dexter, that guy… he’s freaking me out: he’s staring at me.

Melody’s voice trembled as she hid behind Dexter.

I glanced back and breathed a sigh of relief; the creep wasn’t leering at me, but at Melody.

He was glaring at Melody with a rage that simmered in silence.

“His name’s Colin, from the local orphanage,” a cop spoke up for him. “Caught him once snatching someone’s sandwich. Probably not a bad egg.”

I shook my head vehemently, “No, he’s bad news, a murderer!”

The police let go of Colin.

Colin scrambled to his feet, his lanky legs making his pants ride up above his ankles.

I saw the ghastly scars on his shins. They were reminiscent of burn marks from electrocution. Despite my fear that he’d keep killing, I followed him. He stopped beside Melody, his voice gravelly. “It’s you…”

Melody looked at the man in shock, her whole body quaking.

I was equally stunned. Did Colin know Melody had deliberately lured me to him?

Sorry to disturb you so late,” the leading cop, Robin

card, and left with

walk away, Robin spoke up. “Check out Dexter. His connection to Phoebe

you figure it out, Robin?” another officer asked.

if your sister has a mole on her chest or a birthmark on

the younger cop gulped, shocked.

let’s dig

with Dexter because I couldn’t bear to see him and Melody again.

him limp away and hoping to find my own body.

leg to an abandoned orphanage

my breath quickening as I scanned the surroundings.

Chapter B

brought me here and then killed me. This orphanage was the initial crime scene of the series

stuck close to Colin, hoping to find where my body was

head to the scene of the murder. Instead, he entered a decrepit dormitory and curled up in a corner of

clear he lived here, in

the basement where the murders and my death took place.

the police had been searching

“Bang!”

gate was suddenly rammed open by a car.