Chapter 15

Dexter still hadn't heard news about Laura, even 15 days after she left. He had tried everything—asking everyone she might have contacted, checking every possible place she could have gone. However, they all gave the same answer—they had no idea where she had gone. It was as if she had vanished completely, erased from his world without a trace. Dexter had exhausted every connection, pulled every string, and sent people to search across every possible place she could have gone. Still, there was no trace of her anywhere. He couldn't understand how she had managed to disappear without a trace. That was unless she did it on purpose—hiding and ensuring that she wouldn't be found. The thought hit Dexter with crushing weight as a quiet, bitter sense of helplessness crept in. Over the past few days, his closest friends had been urging him to let go of a relationship that probably never made sense to begin with. They kept dragging him out to social events, introducing him to all kinds o