Epilogue

Five Years Later

The line outside Strand Bookstore stretched around the block, a sea of readers clutching copies of "The Stalker's Prey" trilogy. Inside, Camila sat at a table piled high with hardcover editions, her hand moving steadily across title pages as she signed name after name.

"Thank you so much for coming," she said to a young woman who was openly crying. "I hope you loved Faleye and Perez' story."

"Are you kidding? I've read it six times. The prison scenes destroyed me." ...