Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

Chapter 430



Seeing Dexter frown, Melody broke down, her cries bordering on hysteria. "If it really had anything to do with me, I wouldn't be caught dead in this godforsaken place!"

She seemed genuinely on the edge, wailing in despair.

I glanced back at her and spoke in a low, stern voice. "You might want to tone it down a notch. At this rate, we'll be meeting our maker sooner than expected."

Melody glared at me with such venom, wishing I was the one in the grave.

At this point, I just found her laughably naive.

"If the killer is among us, that might actually be a silver lining," I tried to calm everyone down. "At least, they won't be looking to end things hastily, which means... the person pulling the strings won't actually drop us dead in this elevator."

I was certain Melody wasn't part of this twisted game behind the scenes because she just didn't fit the bill.

My words seemed to have a soothing effect, as even Annora quieted down, clinging to Stella in fear.

The elevator slowly descended.

It stopped on the seventh floor, where darkness enveloped everything in sight.

"Well, that was a wake-up call. Dropping from the thirteenth floor straight to the seventh saved us a few stops at least," Finn tried to lighten the mood, though his fear was palpable, and he didn't dare to step out first.

Bran shot a look at Finn, who instinctively clung to his arm, and spoke with a heavy voice. "You really live up to that name you've chosen."

Finn paused, then shot Colin an annoyed look. "You had to spill the beans to the kid?"

In Finn's eyes, Bran was just a high school brat.

Colin, as usual, ignored Finn's remark.

"Ha..." Bran scoffed, almost seething as he spoke and dragged him toward the seventh floor. "You're that afraid of... Carter?"Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

Finn, his voice tinged with irritation, knew that name was practically a curse aimed at Carter.

The saga of Finn and Carter's feud was a long one...

At the mere mention of Carter's name, Finn felt a chill run down his spine. "You know too much for your own good, kid. Zip it."

I pulled Colin out of the elevator.

Dexter was about to follow when

let's

Melody, now crying uncontrollable! sed him by the leg."

not go, please... I'm scared

She was finally admitting her fear.

Annora, too, was scared, shivering as she clung to Stella, too frightened to move.

Stella whispered reassuringly, "We

have to get out. The elevator isn't safe, and we're already on the

seventh floor. Victory

wneverne

close.. let's

move."

Annora, tears welling in her eyes, nodded and followed Stella out of the elevator.

Robin called for Finn to help carry Silas out, scanning the surroundings warily.

"Come on!" Suddenly, the elevator lurched into motion, and I yelled for Dexter to get out.

Dexter tried to leave, but Melody, paralyzed by fear, clung to him desperately, as if determined to drag him down with her. "Dexter!"

The elevator plummeted, and

et

halfway down, Dexter managed to push Melody out, while he remained trapped inside, descending rapidly.

I leaned over the edge of the elevator shaft, watching it fall.

We were on the seventh floor... plus the buffer zone below... and if there was a basement... Dexter was a goner.

"You jinx!" Stella yelled, furious, attempting to lash out at Melody but was held back by Robin.

I was panting, looking down into the abyss, my body trembling slightly.

He... shouldn't have died.

With a swift backhand, I slapped Melody, glaring at her with rage. "You... you deserve to be dead..."

Melody looked lost, staring blankly at the descending elevator, collapsing to the floor in defeat.

"Dexter..."