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Fear struck her as she opened the door.

The office was destroyed—a chaotic mess in front of her.

Ian grabbed her before she could walk in. “Stay here. Let me check it out.” He withdrew his gun and slipped past her.

Moments later she followed him inside. Ripped papers and books, smashed objects littered the floor, along with items from storage boxes, a foot deep. She stepped into the bathroom, surprisingly left untouched. Then she saw it. STOP ME was written on the mirror in bold black letters. She shook her head, as though in shock, not believing what she was seeing.

“Caitlyn?”

Finally their gazes embraced across the turmoil, tears pooling in her eyes. He came to her and she plastered herself against him, her whole body shaking.

“Why would someone do this?” she asked.

“He left a message on the mirror.”

A shudder rippled down her spine. No. “He doesn’t want me to stop him. He wants to scare me...and then kill me.”