"omg For three years, my daughter drew the same faceless father in every picture—until a bullet nearly killed me and forced me to finally tell her who I was.
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Chapter 15 / 30
Chapter 15 - The Last Ghost Months passed.
The danger faded.
But Adrian's old life left ghosts.
One afternoon, Vincent arrived unexpectedly.
He carried a thin folder.
“I found something.”
Adrian opened it.
Inside were photographs.
Old photographs.
Surveillance images from three years earlier.
Sarah.
Lily.
And another photograph.
Adrian stared at it.
A man had been watching them.
Not Volkov.
Someone else.
“Who is this?”
Vincent shook his head.
“We don't know.”
Adrian studied the man's silhouette.
“Why didn't you show me this before?”
“Because we couldn't identify him.”
Adrian's expression darkened.
“Can you now?”
Vincent hesitated.
“No.”
That night, Adrian burned the photographs.
May you like
But he kept one.
Just in case.
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Chapter 16 - The New Life Six months after the shooting, the family moved to Camden, Maine.
Chapter 17 - The Drawing Changes Every Sunday, Lily drew.
Chapter 18 - The Birthday Lily's fourth birthday arrived.
Chapter 19 - The Man in the Woods One October evening, Adrian noticed tire tracks near the property.
Chapter 20 - The Truth About the Past That night, Adrian finally told Sarah everything.
Chapter 21 - Lily’s Question One rainy afternoon, Lily sat beside Adrian on the porch.
