Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

Chapter 25

Robin furrowed his brow and released Colin.

Colin turned and bolted, motioning for Stella and Robin to follow suit.

Panic surged through me as I tried to stop Stella, “Stella, don’t trust him, he’s a murderer. Don’t go, please!”

But how could Stella pass up such an opportunity? She was desperate to find me.

“Freeze, Colin!” Stella chased after him, her voice laden with urgency.

I followed in panic as I called out to Robin, “Hurry up, man! Keep her safe; I’m begging you.”

Robin snapped to action and gave chase, both of them trailing Colin.

Colin looked hobbled but I could tell he was running as hard as he could. The blood was trickling down his lanky calves and it was shocking to see.

His pants were too short and tattered. No one knew where he scavenged them.

I couldn’t help but wonder if he truly was from the Langley family, and if they were so good to him and treating him like a prince, why would they let him wander homeless?

Perhaps the Langleys despised him too.

I didn’t know what kind of life Colin had led, nor did I want to empathize with a serial killer, no matter his past. Murder was inexcusable.

grabbed Colin’s arm. “Where are you

continued running. His shoe came off, revealing feet marred by ghastly scars, as though he’d tread

Colin stumble and fall, I was struck with horror.

gasped, observing Colin’s determination to rise after fall. His feet burned, so each step would cause him

he

Robin muttered, a frown etched on his

Colin fell once more, Robin approached and

take his hand. He was seemingly accustomed to solitude. He got up again and limped forward, leaving a trail of bloody footprints on the street. Stella’s brows knitted together, “How on earth did he get those burns

of being a killer before, so I did some

Chapter 25

Robin in shock–he had suspected Colin. “He is the killer!

in an orphanage and Brendan never acknowledged him as his grandson, never thought to bring him into the Langley fold. It must be karma; Brendan’s kin are all gone, and the old man can’t continue the Langley line, and then

Colin, lighting a

from shaming the Langleys again, the old man tried many

limping Colin. “His foot injuries are

remained silent, his eyes filled

son of a rich family? To Brendan, the odd and solitary Colin was not

with the woman chosen by the old man, Colin could vanish from Sea City

behind Robin, my gaze complex

sympathize with a killer…” My voice was hoarse. “He may be pitiful,

Robin and Stella out, nor if he had accomplices, but

eternity, Colin staggered back to the derelict