Bursting through the front door of his farmhouse, James barely kicked it closed as he ran into the bedroom, and frantically began to pack all of his things.

Out of breath and afraid, he couldn’t help but fumble with everything, his mothers pendant around his neck pulsing with each spike of his heart rate.

“Stop it! Just stop!” he yelled as he pulled the pendant from under his shirt. “You’ve hurt enough people today! Stop it!”

But the ...