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?

have any information related to Phoebe. Sorry to disturb

huffed, took the card, and left with Melody.

“Check out Dexter. His connection to Phoebe is not as simple as it seems. And also check

out, Robin?” another officer

know if your sister has a mole on

gulped, shocked. “He

let’s dig

back with Dexter because I couldn’t bear

instead, watching him limp away

injured leg to an abandoned orphanage and

followed, my breath quickening as I scanned

Chapter B

the place where I’d met my end! He was the one who had brought me here and then killed me. This orphanage was the initial crime scene of the series

Colin, hoping to find where my body was

he didn’t head to the scene of the murder. Instead, he entered a decrepit dormitory and curled up in a

here, in this

wandered the orphanage for a long time without finding the basement where the

police had been searching for so long without

“Bang!”

was suddenly rammed open by a car.