Alone with My Nightmare

JOSIE

Fifteen Minutes Earlier

I exited the banquet hall and walked through the long corridor, heading to the same café where Killian, Tony, and I had been sitting after Tony's lecture. I climbed the stairs, but the whole upper floor was dark, and the café closed.

“Great,” I grumbled. “Now what?”

I pulled out my phone and called Tony, slowly walking through the dark corridor. Had he meant some other café? Was there another café on this floor? All those thoughts swirled inside my head as I listened to the waiting signals until the call automatically disconnected. Just perfect. Had he switched his phone to silent mode?

A few curses built at the tip of my tongue just as the text came. I sighed in relief, noticing it was from Tony.

“The café is closed, but I found another place. Walk to the opposite side of the corridor. The last door on the left.”

My brows knitted. Something felt off. Why would he make me walk through the entire floor when we could simply meet downstairs among people? Dra