Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

Chapter 1

I was dead.

I bit the dust the night he forced me to lure a killer all to protect his new flame. After I kicked the bucket, they turned my body into an exhibit and stuck me in a glass display case for eternity.

But Dexter Fitzgerald just lost his marbles.

Sea City, the Fitzgerald Mansion

couldn’t figure out why my spirit ended up back at this joint after I took a big sleep.

“Still no word from Phoebe? It’s been days,” Dexter’s mother Hailey muttered under her breath as she parked on the couch. “That kid’s always been a goody two shoes; she wouldn’t just ghost my calls. What if something’s happened to her?”

I was the Fitzgerald family’s adopted girl, shipped over to their pad when I was eighteen.

My mom was Hailey’s BFF. After my folks passed away in a car wreck, she scooped me up and brought me to the Fitzgeralds.

“Mom, just let it be. She’s a big girl; what could possibly go wrong?” Dexter was getting antsy and glancing at the time. “Today’s Melody’s birthday bash–I gotta jet.”

Watching Dexter, I couldn’t help but snicker at myself. Like he’d give a damn if I was dead or alive.

Back in the day, we were the childhood sweethearts everybody raved about. Me, always following him around; him, always holding my hand.

ead

He said he dug me, and then like a complete idiot, I fell head over heels for him for a whole decade.

Turned out young love was paper thin. When Dexter met his true love, all the feelings we had went up in smoke in the blink of an eye.

“Dexter… With that serial killer jazz going around targeting young, pretty girls, I’ve got this twitch in my eye and my heart’s racing non–stop. Hit up Phoebe, tell her I miss her,” Hailey was. on edge and pleaded quietly.

was the only one soothing and caring for me like a mother; she was

to comfort her, to give her a hug, but I couldn’t do squat now.

was the reason she was in knots.

so sorry…” My voice choked up, arms outstretched, trying to embrace her, but I couldn’t touch

woman. She shouldn’t have hung up on you even

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1. Dexter was loaded with disgust

played the decoy like a madwoman, just praying he’d make it out alive.

he passed out, “Phoebe,

that love’s gone, I was just

finally off the hook,” I stood in front of him, mocking

with Phoebe, but you guys were set. from the start and childhood sweethearts with a solid

just because we grew up together? She’s delusional by using a

was shaking with rage. I swung at him but hit nothing but air,

hands on me in

no choice but to tag along to Melody Burton’s

as we walked in, Dexter’s buddies started calling Melody

the bank

his gift amid cheers from the crowd.

asked quietly as if something just crossed her

good guy, huh? Weren’t you the one who did me

vibe by bringing

“She’s still your sister, after

killed and you’re still sticking

too nice.”

hugged Dexter, getting all cutesy in his

tried to explain. “I didn’t do it! I never hurt her, and it was her! She’s the one who got me killed!”

hear a

myself like a madwoman. I suddenly felt drained after getting