CAMILLE'S POV: The rain is falling like there is no tomorrow against the windows of my small cottage in the countryside. I have been living here for years, hiding from the world, hiding from my past, hiding from the man who still haunts my nightmares. The house is small, but it is mine. I bought it with the little money I had left, a modest place with a small yard and my own car parked in the driveway. I do not want any friends, and I hope no one around here knows who I really am. I like this neighborhood for that exact reason. Everyone keeps to themselves, minds their own business, and faces their own front. But even with the quiet streets and normal routines, there is still just me, my daughter, and the constant, gnawing fear that one day he will find us. Outside, the wind rattles the old window frames, making me flinch at every sudden noise. I sit at the kitchen table, staring at the letter in my hands. The paper is cheap and crumpled, the handwriting jagged and angry and
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