Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace (Dexter) novel Chapter 384

"Crack." Another door swung open, and a figure stumbled out, tumbling to the ground.

I was shocked to see the person was James.

"He said he had cancer, got bail to be rushed to the hospital, how did someone snatch him from under the police's watch?" I asked, bewildered.

Colin didn't respond, instead, he handed me off to Bran. "Go grab something to eat. Before these folks come out, pick something to defend yourself with."

Colin was aware that the names on the list belonged to inherently vicious individuals.

With limited food and resources, they might not even wait for a police rescue, as they could turn on each other over sustenance and provisions.

The mastermind behind this wanted exactly that – to see them turn on each other.

From the very first case of the serial killings, he had been exploiting the subtle connections between victims and survivors to orchestrate murders.

James was lying on the ground, clearly struggling to stand due to low blood sugar.

When he opened his eyes and saw Colin, fear and a primal survival instinct kicked in, pushing him to his feet, and he ran towards the end of the hallway.

"Crack." Another steel door opened, and out came Jaxon's wife.

The woman we went looking for, the one Jaxon had abused.

I was stunned and turned to Colin. "She... she's innocent, isn't she? How did she get caught up in this?"

"She's a victim," Colin frowned.

I took a deep breath.

So, the captured weren't just perpetrators but victims too?

"Zoe... Zoe, please, help me, I'm begging you. Zoe was captured with me, we were brought here together," the woman pleaded frantically with Colin and me for help.