Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace (Dexter) novel Chapter 445

After that, the cops showed up, asking about Melody.

I kept mum, and Stella did all the talking for me.

The officer said Melody had dropped the charges, said she wasn't pursuing it, so all I had to do was apologize to Melody.

Still, I said nothing.

“What do you make of this whole survival game debacle? As far as we know, you're just an average Joe, barely out of college, with little to no real-world experience, and yet you spend your time helping homeless kids. How did you walk out of that wreckage unscathed? Your husband, too, isn’t exactly... I’m sorry.”

The officer questioning me was a stranger, just doing his job.

I knew he didn't mean anything by calling Colin mentally disabled, but it still put me on edge.

“I wouldn’t say I came out unscathed. I fell down the stairs, ended up with a brain injury, and was in a coma for two weeks before I finally woke up. As for Melody getting hurt, in the pitch-black chaos, she freaked out and mistook me for an enemy, so I don’t think I owe her an apology,” I stated, sticking strictly to the facts.

But I carefully skirted around certain moments in time.

Like when I deliberately aggravated her wounds on the stairs to press her for the truth.

“I can vouch for that!” Stella interjected angrily.

She was telling the truth, she hadn’t seen me harm Melody.

And in her eyes, I would never do such a thing.

Especially since Melody had been painted as the villain.

The officer glanced between Stella and me. “Mr. Dexter claims he was at the scene and corroborates the fact that you hurt Melody.”

“Mr. Dexter was also under extreme stress in that situation; I don’t think eyewitness testimony holds much water under those circumstances,” I replied calmly and logically to every question.

“Melody took a nasty fall, lost her footing on the stairs. By the time I got to her, she was already crying out in pain.”

A montage of truths, my words were factual but rearranged.

It was my actions that had frightened Melody into falling…

The officer nodded. “Alright, I’ve got a clear picture now. Since Melody isn’t pressing charges, this matter is essentially closed. Rest up, and someone from the special investigation team will be in touch soon. We’d appreciate your cooperation then.”

I nodded.