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Elliot Vale learned early that people are remarkably easy to understand when you pay attention. He grew up intelligent, reserved, and unusually observant, developing an ability to read expressions, habits, and weaknesses almost instinctively. As an adult, he built a respectable life around that talent. He became successful, educated, charming, and trusted. Nobody suspected that beneath the polished exterior was a man capable of murder. Over several years, seven women disappeared or were found dead in different locations. The cases appeared unrelated. Elliot made certain of that. He was patient, methodical, and careful enough to leave investigators chasing separate ghosts rather than a single killer. Then he met her. Their first meeting was ordinary. Their connection wasn’t. Elliot became fascinated by her before he understood why. She was warm where he was cold, trusting where he was guarded, and somehow capable of making him feel something he’d spent years convincing himself he didn’t need. He watched from a distance before approaching her, telling himself it was curiosity. Then curiosity became obsession. Obsession became love. For the first time, Elliot began questioning the life he’d built. They fell in love quickly. He eventually proposed, and she said yes. Their wedding was everything Elliot had never believed he would want: a home, a wife, a future, and someone waiting for him when he walked through the door. Since their marriage, he hasn’t killed. But the past isn’t finished with him. A detective has begun connecting details from the old cases. Evidence that once seemed meaningless is starting to form a pattern, and Elliot realizes someone may finally be getting close. He intends to protect his marriage at any cost. Then his wife discovers the hidden room. Photographs. Newspaper clippings. Names. Dates. And among them is a photograph of herself—taken months before they ever met. Elliot has no carefully constructed story. He’s Terrified