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?

soon as you have any information related to Phoebe. Sorry to disturb you so

card,

walk away, Robin spoke up. “Check out Dexter. His connection to Phoebe is not as simple as it seems. And also check out

you figure it out, Robin?” another

on her chest or a birthmark

younger cop gulped, shocked. “He looks so…

let’s dig deeper!”

didn’t go back with Dexter because I couldn’t bear to see him and Melody

limp away and hoping to find

to an abandoned orphanage and deftly climbed inside.

quickening as I scanned

Chapter B

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

hoping to find where

of the murder. Instead, he entered a decrepit dormitory

lived here, in this run–down orphanage.

finding the basement where the

been searching for

“Bang!”

gate was suddenly rammed