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.

days before my death. I was back pacing Flare Alley at night. Still no sign of

Flare Alley but Tangle Lane where

went to Tangle Lane

time, someone was really

think someone’s behind me.” I was freaking

got was their goofing around. Nobody was listening. Something felt off, so I

Dexter.

get Melody yesterday and tell her we’re engaged to get her off your back? Let me tell you, if anything happens to her on her own, I’ll make you pay with your life!”

with fear, I stopped

then hands came out of nowhere, covering my mouth and

from my grasp. I struggled but it was all

day of the incident.

greggily came to, I found myself stashed in a big wooden crate, the kind for fragite china with slits that

tried to get in. I saw

unkempt hair. Even with strands covering half

appropriate

blue eyes, With chiseled features and ghostly skin, he

dare make

be searching for something. Then he picked

fear and cautiously climbed out

me out from behind

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