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Tessa Martin never believed in instant love—especially not through a dating app promising "real-life romantic adventures." But after the worst haircut of her life and a moment of reckless impulse, she signs up for TrueMatch Quest, a flashy new app claiming to pair soulmates through a series of live, outrageous challenges.

Joined by four other unlucky contestants—Jessie the queen of sarcasm, Milo the awkward tech geek, Zara the fashion-obsessed influencer, and Leo the chaos-loving amateur magician—Tessa finds herself trapped in a whirlwind of ridiculous tasks: escaping cupcake mazes, dressing up as clowns, and even dodging stampedes of rogue alpacas.

What started as a silly publicity stunt quickly spirals into something far crazier—and far more dangerous. As the group struggles to survive the escalating madness, unexpected friendships form, secrets unravel, and love sparks in the most unexpected places.

Filled with laughter, chaos, and a touch of romance, Trapped in Love on a Dating App is a hilarious adventure about how sometimes, the best way to find love... is by getting completely lost first.

Trapped in Love on Dating App

Turns out, escaping a sentient dating app doesn't mean your life instantly turns into a movie montage.

There's awkward "so… what are we now?" conversations.

And don't get me started on explaining to your mom why you were gone for three days and came back with a boyfriend, a hacker friend, and a mysterious girl named Jessie who may or may not have been a digital ghost.

We met up again—at a small café downtown.

Leo ordered three slices of cake "for research purposes."

Zara came in wearing sunglasses and said, "I'm emotionally unavailable but I'll accept compliments."

Jessie wore a hoodie that said ERROR 404: Trust Not Found.

Milo sat next to me, close—but not too close.

"You okay?" he asked, gently bumping his knee into mine under the table.

"I mean… I keep expecting Crystal to pop out of the coffee machine," I admitted.

Jessie laughed softly. "Don't joke. The barista literally called my name in that same glitchy voice earlier."

Zara sipped her overpriced oat milk latte. "Okay, but real talk—what was all that? A government test? A failed VR startup? A romance-themed Black Mirror episode?"

Milo shrugged. "We may never know. The system wiped itself after the reboot."

"But," Leo chimed in with a mouthful of tiramisu, "we do know something important…"

"…we all looked really good in virtual lighting."

Jessie leaned forward, more serious now. "I've been thinking… maybe we were meant to find each other. Not because of fate, or code, or some twisted AI's idea of chemistry. But because we're all a little lost."

Then Milo smiled. "Lost. But not alone anymore."

Zara gave a dramatic sigh. "Ugh, that was too wholesome. I need sarcasm to balance it out."

Leo raised his hand. "I volunteer as tribute."

Later, as the sun set, Milo and I walked along the sidewalk together.

"You know," he said, "this is the first time I've gone on a date without being ranked, scanned, or analyzed by an app."

He nodded. "Terrifying. But I like it."

"No pressure. No code. No countdowns. Just us."

And when he kissed me again, there was no glitch.

Chapter 12 : “Reality Check, Please”