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Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace (Dexter and Phoebe) novel Chapter 79

Chapter 79 

Ugh, talk about karma, right

Never mind whether Colin actually did the deed or not, a scumbag like Samuel lying there comatose was kind of poetic justice

Mr. Brendan’s rushed back,the assistant Eric piped up again

Colin didn’t respond, just threw a glance my way

I was distracted, feeling like this was all too coincidental. Let’s head back.” 

The Langley family had lost another member. Now, Brendan was left without even a barren son to call his own, only Colin, the socalled mad bastardof a grandson, and the unborn child in my belly

I didn’t know what this meant for Colin, whether it was good or bad news

Brendan was getting on in years, and the Langley enterprise couldn’t take much more shaking up. Samuel was a fool, completely useless at driving the company forward, but as Brendan’s only son, he’d been at the helm, leading the family to a state of hollow strength

As Brendan aged, the fear was that if the Langley bloodline faltered, the jackals and hyenas within would rise up, unable to be contained any longer

The child inside me was still so small; its safe arrival into the world was uncertain, as was the question of whether Brendan would live to see it grow up and take over the family business

Change was coming to the Langley family

In the car, I glanced at Colin

It was a shame. If he weren’t mad, with his smarts and nearinsane genius, he could surely take the Langleys to new heights

After hours on the road, we finally returned to Sea City

It started to rain out of nowhere that day. Sitting in the car, I watched the hurried passersby outside the window, my gaze wandering

Rain had always been my greatest fear because it was pouring the day my parents died in a car accident

feared thunder, rain, the dark, and enclosed spaces

I’d longed for someone to hold me during my darkest fears and wished Dexter would have been 

the one to embrace me when I was scared. But he only ever added salt to my wounds, crushing me underfoot as time slipped away

Boom!” 

Chapter 79 

Suddenly, lightning streaked across the sky, and the thunder made me freeze, and my body started to tremble

The weather was just like that day when I was eighteen, the day of my parentsaccident

My breath quivered, and my body shook uncontrollably

We’re here, young master, young mistress,the assistant Eric said, opening the door for me to get out

I tried to appear normal, but with each clap of thunder, I couldn’t help but flinch

Colin got out of the car, came around to my side, and draped his coat over me. Don’t be afraid, the rain won’t touch you.‘ 

I paused, looking up at Colin with his umbrella, my breath catching

Why did he always feel so eerily familiar

Was he a part of the memories I’d lost

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