Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace (Dexter) novel Chapter 390

"Colin, wait for us downstairs, okay?" Zoe said, her voice bubbling with excitement.

My fingers tingled, and it took me a moment to find my voice again. "We need to hurry down."

Maybe Colin really was on the ground floor...

That person, he didn't want Colin involved.

He wanted us to turn on each other.

"It's definitely Caleb. He's the mastermind."

The others were still murmuring among themselves, united by a common enemy, which boosted their morale.

Now that someone had already died, their fear was maxed out. At the same time, their will to survive and the darkness hidden within were fully awakened.

"We have to find him, take him out, or we're all dead," James whispered, with the others plotting something in low voices.

"That damned voice hasn't shown up again. Let's take this chance to look for a way out, find the stairs to the lower level," James, being the brains of the group, instructed his companions to search for an exit while they had the chance. "Who knows what kind of craziness that madman will pull next."

I also watched Bran cautiously. "We need to make our way downstairs, too."

"Heh..." Melody, who had been watching the drama unfold, let out a cold laugh. "Think it's that easy to get downstairs?"

I frowned at Melody. "What do you mean?"

"You seem to have missed the real purpose of that man." Melody stepped closer. "He wants us to turn on each other. Without achieving that, why would he let us easily move to the ground floor?"

My nerves were on edge.

"What's more thrilling than first uniting us, building trust and bonds, only to have us betray each other?" Bran scoffed. "So, this level is just a buffer. All we need to do is work together smartly to find the way out. No killing. You're clearly not Phoebe Caldwell."

Melody frowned, eyeing Bran warily. "What do you mean? Just because I'm not constantly asking 'why' or 'what do we do', or crying at the sign of trouble, that makes her it?"