Blind Date Turned Proposal

She slept restlessly.

Faces of many people appeared in her dreams, including Summer’s, Edward’s, and even Dexter’s. They tormented her nerves, the agony constantly reverberating through her.

“Ah!” Josie jolted awake.

She glanced at her vibrating phone beside her. A sense of dread washed over her. The caller ID showed it was Morgan calling.

She paused for a moment, got up to pour herself a drink, and answered the call, “What’s up?”

There was a moment of silence on the other end, then quickly came the question. “Your voice sounds off. Did you just wake up?”

Josie glanced at the time, which read five in the afternoon, and denied, “No.”

“I just received news. Edward has disappeared.”

Josie closed her eyes briefly, wanting to say that she knew this news before him, but she still pretended to be puzzled. “Why?”

“He was taken away last night, and his whereabouts are unknown.” There was a probing tone in Morgan’s voice. “You didn’t know?”

will go mad,” Josie chimed

before I can return to

her an address. It was the same office building where they had met last time. It was his workplace

destination was close enough to reach by foot. As she walked, she couldn’t shake off the feeling of being watched. Yet, every time

alley, waiting for quite a while. Sure enough, a man quietly followed her, looking like

find Josie and

of

couldn’t determine who was

and strode down the street. Unbeknownst to her, a black Santana was suddenly speeding toward her from a

Whoosh!

vehicle startled Josie. She turned around, only to see a white car abruptly blocking

it weren’t for the white car, the Santana

Josie’s pupils dilated.

the attempt had failed, the Santana quickly turned around and

feeling

car rolled down, revealing a familiar

taking a

her brows furrowed. “What’s going on? If it weren’t for me,