Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

Chapter 18

Robin couldn’t hear me, but I knew he wanted to crack the case fast to prevent any more women from getting hurt.

Maybe it was a cop’s intuition, but right now, it seemed like Robin was the only one who believed something had happened to me.

“You guys have to investigate so many people and so many cases. That must be exhausting. huh?” I muttered to myself, probably because I was truly desperate.

“Robin! Here’s everything on Phoebe. Her phone is pretty banged up, sent it off to tech for recovery. Might take a while. Data from Phoebe’s phone will be recovered and exported once it’s fixed.

“I cringed internally. That meant they could see everything–my browsing history and my diary

notes.

Robin had me thoroughly investigated.

To be honest, I was curious about the type of person I would be in someone else’s

investigation.

Robin glanced over my file, noting how I had watched my parents die in a car crash at eighteen. The first photo in the file was from the accident scene.

I instinctively shut my eyes, not daring to remember.

“The Fitzgeralds took Phoebe in. You’d think they had a good relationship, but the way Dexter talks about her, you’d think they were enemies,” a young officer muttered under his breath.

Robin stayed quiet, studying my file intently.

drawing; they could find all my artwork. They’d find my top grades, my campus forum photos, my awards, and my paperwork

heading off to study abroad right about. now.” Robin glanced

pain hitting my chest. Yeah, if I hadn’t died, I’d be far away from Sea

now.

a figure like hers. Mentioned she hooked up

covered my ears numbly, but I couldn’t stop myself hearing the

left early. Whether Phoebe was willing…

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Robin cursed under his breath. “A bunch of lowlifes!”

seemed to believe me deep down.

someone I’d only met once, to

It seemed that he

him to the police

was issued quickly; after all, the serial killings in Sea City had cast a dark shadow over the

Dexter and his cronies were hauled in for questioning; even Kyle, bruised and battered, was

you see I’m the victim here? Why aren’t you going after that psycho instead of me?” Kyle was

kills you,” Robin warned him coldly, then pressed on. “You’re suspected of sexual assault and harassment, so cut the crap.” Kyle was taken aback, “What? Who the hell did

grabbed Kyle by the collar and hauled him into the

Robin’s hands was

a habit of keeping a diary. Afraid I’d forget how these people hurt me,

doing her a favor,” Kyle blurted out. The guy was not the sharpest tool in the shed; he was spoiled by money and

he marked down Kyle’s admission of

behind Robin, I felt a sense of relief. This way, Kyle would get what he deserved.