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?”

Josie chimed

while before I can return to Wavery. You should step out for

address. It was the same office building where they

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

hid at the entrance of the alley, waiting for quite a while. Sure enough, a man quietly followed her, looking like someone who

find Josie and quickly

a sigh of relief and

that critical moment, she couldn’t

from the crowd, Josie breathed a sigh of relief and strode down the street. Unbeknownst to her, a

Whoosh!

see a white car abruptly blocking a Santana, both vehicles alarmingly

weren’t for the white car, the Santana

Josie’s pupils dilated.

attempt had failed, the Santana quickly turned

feeling a lingering

car rolled down,

taking a seat. “What are

said, her brows furrowed. “What’s going on?