Chapter 5

Four days before my death.

Wearing a red dress, I was shaking like a leaf in the alley.

“Act natural,” came Dexter’s voice through the earpiece.

I walked back and forth from one end of the alley to the other, but no shady characters in sight.

“Dexter, maybe the killer Isn’t Into her, eh?”

“Ha–ha, even a murderer has standards.”

The laughter of Dexter and his cronies echoed in my earpiece.

Tears welled up in my eyes as I crouched on the ground. For a moment, I was dying for a good

cry.

That night, I didn’t manage to balt the killer.

They didn’t let up on me, though.

I was back pacing Flare Alley at

Melody caught up with me, “Phoebe, my bad. I got it mixed up. It wasn’t Flare Alley but Tangle Lane where the stalking happened. Dexter said to head there after work tonight. We’ll set up an ambush, so just holler if you need us.”

it and went to Tangle Lane

was really

Anybody there… I think someone’s behind me.” I was freaking out, calling out over the earpiece. “Is

Nobody was listening. Something felt off, so I

Dexter.

Did you get Melody yesterday and tell her we’re engaged to get

I

of nowhere,

my grasp. I struggled but it was all in vain. Then I quickly lost consciousness.

of

wooden crate, the kind

I saw a tall

Even with strands covering half of his face, the word “stunning‘ crossed

“stunning” is an appropriate word for a

pair of glacier blue eyes, With chiseled features and ghostly skin,

I didn’t dare make

searching for something. Then he picked up an ave from the corner and

and cautiously climbed out of

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