I sat on the floor beside my bed, gripping the note from EH tightly in my hand. My eyes remained fixed on it, my mind racing to process everything. He had to be close. He had to have been watching me all this time, tracking my every move like a silent shadow lurking just out of sight. The thought sent a shiver through me. If he truly intended to kill Bopha, should I warn her? But warn her against whom? A ghost? A name without a face?

Helplessness settled over me like a suffocating ...