She should have paid attention to the warning signs, but single men were scarce.

When he said his name was Count Christoph in a drawling European accent,

she thought he was being eccentric.

He didn’t smile much so she hadn’t noticed his dentistry.

In hindsight, she really should’ve swiped left.

Jo Withers writes stories and poetry for children and older, less interesting humans. Her middle-grade, sci-fi adventure will be published in 2018.