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.

back pacing Flare Alley at night. Still no sign of

“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

fell for it and went to Tangle Lane after my

someone was really

I was freaking out, calling out over

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

Dexter.

you ever give it a rest? Why don’t you just drop dead? Did you get Melody yesterday and tell her we’re engaged to get her off your back?

I stopped to

nowhere, covering my mouth

slipped from my grasp. I struggled but it was all in vain. Then

of

came to, I found myself stashed in a big wooden crate, the

saw a tall fours in

and unkempt hair. Even with strands covering half of his face,

that “stunning” is an appropriate word for

With chiseled features and

I didn’t dare make a sound.

to be searching for something. Then he picked up an

in fear and cautiously climbed out of the crate, trying to

before someone knocked me out from behind and hit

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