Every Woman My Widowed Father Dated Vanished Without a Trace—So I Asked My Best Friend to Go on One Date With Him to Find Out Why

living room.

“Lola, what happened?”

“Someone threatened her.”

His face froze.

“What?”

I showed him the messages.

He read every one slowly.

Confusion gave way to fear.

“This happened after our date?”

“Yes.”

He handed the phone back.

“We should call the police.”

“I already told Rachel we should.”

“Then why are you here?”

I looked directly at him.

“Because the sender continue reading …