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?”

go mad,” Josie chimed in with

remained silent for a moment, then said, “It will be a while before

same

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

the alley, waiting for quite a while. Sure enough, a man quietly followed

find Josie

let out a sigh of relief and

moment, she couldn’t

to slip away from the crowd, Josie breathed a sigh of relief and strode down the street. Unbeknownst to her, a black Santana was suddenly speeding toward her from a distance, heading straight

Whoosh!

vehicle startled Josie. She turned around, only to see a white car abruptly blocking a Santana, both vehicles alarmingly close to

car, the Santana

Josie’s pupils dilated.

failed, the

was still feeling

window of the white car rolled down, revealing a

was surprised, taking a seat. “What are you

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