Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace (Dexter) novel Chapter 314

Tears streamed down my face as I shook my head, my heart aching for Colin.

"Do you know why... Henry bailed you out but refuses to let you near the Langley Group?" Colin's laughter was cold, tinged with a trace of bitterness.

His arms were restrained, the blood at the corner of his mouth a stark contrast to his pallid complexion.

"Because... aside from you, he has another son, a shining star in finance from Sea City State University, the real... clean, unblemished heir," Colin said, his laughter taking on a carnivorous edge.

From the start, Julian was just a pawn Henry was prepared to sacrifice.

I wasn't fully clued in on the Langley family dynamics, but Julian's sudden breakdown, his aggression towards me and Colin, must have been sparked by something.

If Henry's people were behind this, they would have just killed us in the car crash, not gone to the trouble of kidnapping us.

"So the old man's sacrificing his pawn to save his king, huh... Thinks he can pin all the sins on me?" Julian sneered.

Clearly, he had realized he was just a pawn.

"All this was your doing, wasn't it? Deliberately fanning the flames of discord within the Langley family, pushing us to take out Samuel Langley, to take out Brendan Langley... Then sitting back as father and son tore each other apart... watching the Langley family crumble bit by bit," Julian said, stepping back with an epiphany, his eyes wide with a mix of realization and fear as he gazed at Colin.

Was he actually afraid of Colin?

Impossible. Colin was a drifter all this time...

"You truly are insane." Julian's eyes were thick with fear as he gripped his bat tighter. "All I have to do is kill you, and it's over."

I watched Julian in horror, wriggling desperately, my hands working the ropes behind my back. "Julian! What are you thinking? Colin's been drifting; he couldn't possibly have plotted against you! The Langley family has reaped what they've sown, so why blame Colin? Don't hurt him!"

Julian let out a cold laugh, glanced my way, and yanked my hair. "Since he's a madman, I'm curious if he has any weaknesses."