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?”

mad,” Josie chimed in

before I can return to Wavery. You should step out for a bit. Go

phone, he sent her an address. It was the same office building where they had met last time.

out of her house. Her destination was close enough to reach by foot. As she walked, she couldn’t shake off the feeling

the entrance of the alley, waiting for quite a while. Sure enough, a man quietly followed her, looking

didn’t find Josie and quickly

sigh of relief and continued to

critical moment, she couldn’t

down the street. Unbeknownst to her, a black Santana

Whoosh!

only to see a white car abruptly blocking a Santana, both vehicles alarmingly close

white car,

Josie’s pupils dilated.

the Santana quickly turned

still feeling a

car rolled down, revealing a familiar face. “Get

a

you,” Mallory said, her brows furrowed. “What’s going