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Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace (Dexter and Phoebe) novel Chapter 37

Chapter 37 

get there

The police had uncovered something new, and I was anxious to

My memory of my own death was fading. It was all a blur, the moments of consciousness sandwiched between bouts of unconsciousness

All I knew was that I had been drugged and taken from Tangle Lane, then I woke up in a dimly lit warehouse, dumped inside a makeshift wooden crate that seemed to have been used for shipping fragile items like porcelain

Robin had stumbled upon a hidden gate at the southeast corner of the old orphanage, concealed by overgrown weeds. The gate was rusty, but the wellworn path and the shiny new padlock suggested frequent, recent use

We’ve searched here before, but we missed it. The overgrowth hides it well,Robin’s partner remarked in surprise

Robin glanced around, then at Colin, who had somehow managed to slip into the yard unnoticed

When did he get over there?” 

Who knows? That kid’s like a ghost, one minute he’s here, the nextpoofhe’s over the fence,his colleague said, halfexasperated, halfimpressed by Colin’s agility. It was like something straight out of a parkour video

Stella and I followed Robin as he broke the lock and we entered the yard

This inner courtyard belonged to the abandoned orphanage, once reserved for the warden or others with privilege

The yard was desolate, its neglect and emptiness adding to the eerie atmosphere

Clinging to Stella, I was frightened. She was always braver than me, always walking ahead no matter what

I thinkthis is where they brought me when I was knocked out,I murmured, starting to suspect that the serial killer wasn’t working alone

Colin had to have accomplices. He was a murderer, a master of disguise. His innocent facade. had fooled everyone

He’s the killer! He is!I screamed uncontrollably, rushing into the room

The room was barren, save for several wooden crates that turned it into a makeshift storage 

area

My breathing turned ragged as I searched frantically. This was the place; I had been locked up here when I came to

It was here I had seen Colin’s face

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He was looking around the room in panic, searching, then his hand reached for an axe on the Hook

In my frenzy, I spotted the axe in the corner, its blade crusted with dried blood.. 

Officer Robin, there’s an axe here.” 

Robin walked over and surveyed the scene. There are drag marks here, but this isn’t the primary crime scene.” 

There are zip ties, fragments of clothing. And in this crate, there are strands of hair

The forensic expert, Stella’s senior, scrutinized the scene with utmost care, eager not to overlook any evidence

On the crate that had once imprisoned me, he found strands of hair torn out by the rough wood. I remember clawing my way out, desperate to escape, only to be grabbed by a hooded figure who smothered me into unconsciousness once more

When I awoke again, I was on something cold and hard, like an operating table, feeling my blood drain away as some other fluid was injected into my body

I couldn’t see the killer; I could only despair as my life ebbed away, my soul peeling away from my body

When I came to again, I was already dead, my spirit wandering to the Fitzgerald family’s home

The location of the first crime scene, where my life was taken, remained a mystery

*Officer Robin!Dexter’s voice called from outside

Robin stepped out to see Dexter, pale as a ghost, pointing to a corner

There lay a pair of bloodstained shoes and socks haphazardly tossed aside. These arePhoebe’s,he stuttered, his voice trembling

He was calling me Phoebe now, not with disdain, but it still made me feel sick

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