Chapter 26
Beardley Lodge
6:53 a.m.
Dawn found her already showered and dressed, having breakfast. The fleeting feeling of safety had gone entirely, but this time she would not flee.
Through her bedroom curtains, she had seen Tavish watching her house for a long time before driving away.
And even as his headlights faded away, she stayed seated, as a depressed mood settled over her.
For a whole year, she had spent contemplating the events of her past. Then when nothing happened, she concluded that she had managed to hide herself well, that her new life would remain free of them. That every shadowed wonder, every cloudy thought, and every darkened corner were mere creations of her fertile imagination.
A prayer for them not to find her had turned into a litany in her head, as the days
