HE KNOWS WHAT I BURIED. AND HE'S GIVING ME SEVEN DAYS TO REMEMBER IT.
I left Blackwater Pines fifteen years ago, vowing never to look back. But when my estranged father dies under mysterious circumstances, I inherit his crumbling estate-and the dark legacy he left behind.
I tell myself I'm just here to sell the land and leave. But the moment I step onto the property, I realize I'm not alone.
The first note arrives on day one. Taped to my mirror. A single line: "I know where she really went."
He's talking about my childhood best friend. The girl who vanished the night I fled town. The girl everyone thinks ran away-but whose blood I secretly scrubbed from my hands before I left.
Week One: He leaves gifts on my porch. Things that belong to my past. A hair ribbon. A faded photograph. A locket filled with dirt from the old well.
Week Two: I set up security cameras. He disables them without ever showing his face.
Week Three: He saves me from a violent stranger in the town bar, disappearing into the rain before I can thank him. He leaves a note on my windshield: "You looked beautiful fighting. I'll have you forever."
The police think I'm cracking under grief. My estranged brother thinks I'm paranoid. But the stalker knows the truth about that night-and he's not here for revenge.
He's here to collect a debt. My soul for hers.