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.

as he grabbed Colin’s arm.

Colin shook off Robin’s grip and tumbled to the ground, then scrambled up and continued running. His shoe came off, revealing feet

struck with horror. What had

observing Colin’s determination to rise after fall. His feet

he

muttered, a frown etched

fell once more, Robin approached and offered

take his hand. He was seemingly accustomed to solitude. He got up again and limped forward, leaving

so

Chapter 25

“He is the killer! Look Into It more, pleasel” | cried.

a pitiful soul. He grew up 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

Colin, lighting a cigarette

servant from the Langley estate I know mentioned that Colin was resistant since arriving at the Langley home, always trying to escape. He’s got a strange temperament, quick to anger and violent. To prevent him from shaming the Langleys again, the old man tried many things, such as breaking his legs, locking him up, and imprisoning him like a wild beast in the basement. They

the limping Colin. “His foot injuries are deliberately inflicted by

remained silent, his eyes

Brendan, the odd and

chosen by the old man, Colin could vanish from Sea

gaze complex

killer…” My voice was hoarse. “He may be pitiful, but the women he killed are even more so.”

idea what Colin intended by luring Robin and Stella out, nor if he had accomplices, but with Robin there,

an eternity, Colin staggered back to the derelict orphanage.