Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace (Dexter) novel Chapter 408

I never wanted to expose Melody, but time and again, she tried to sabotage me…

“Without your little tricks, let’s see how you’re gonna get out of this one.” I grabbed a handful of Melody’s hair, my voice low and threatening. “You lured us here on purpose, thinking of killing me? You can try… but if you as much as think about hurting Colin, I swear, I’ll end you…”

A flicker of fear and surprise passed through Melody’s eyes as she stuttered, “You…”

Then she denied her intentions. “Impossible, you can’t be Phoebe, Phoebe is dead…”

“I didn’t lure you here, it was Annora…” Melody tried to explain, but got cut off.

“Phoebe!”

Behind me, Colin had caught up.

I let go of Melody, stood up, and turned around, flashing him a reassuring smile.

Colin rushed over, pulling me into a tight embrace. “Thank god you’re okay, thank god…”

“What happened over there?” I asked.

“There’s a trap on the ground. Someone fell through, broke his leg.” Colin whispered back.

I nodded. “Colin, does this amusement park look familiar to you?”

Colin took a deep breath. “Yeah… it’s a replica of the one from the old orphanage.”

“What’s the killer’s motive?” I wondered aloud.

“Revenge…” Colin’s gaze darkened as he glanced at Melody. “Back then, at the orphanage, Dylan was bullied… pushed off a moving roller coaster. His legs got caught in the tracks, snapped right off.”

The kid was left without his legs, sent to a school for the disabled, and then disappeared without a trace.

Melody averted her gaze, guilt flashing across her face. “The ones bullying Dylan were James and his crew.”

“Ding ding, the roller coaster is arriving! Everyone, buckle up, we’re about to start, 3, 2…”

That eerie voice echoed again.

Instinctively, Colin pulled me closer, stepping onto the carousel’s platform.

As the countdown ended, the floor tiles began to shift.

Sitting on the ground, Melody was lucky enough to lift her legs just in time.