"Scars Don't Fade"

JJ Maybank has always had a knack for getting into trouble, but this time what happened surpassed anything he'd ever faced.Haillie disappeared one July night, as if the earth had swallowed her. She was last seen at the marina, laughing with JJ, throwing a cold beer in his face. "Be careful, Maybank, I'm going to fall in love," she said, and he just smiled, unaware that those would be the last words he'd hear from her for months.

Nobody knew what had happened. The police ignored it—just another rebellious girl who probably ran away. JJ didn't believe it for a second. He knew Haillie. And he felt… something had happened. That something fucking evil was lurking behind the scenes of this town.

The truth was far worse than anyone expected.

Haillie had been kidnapped by a man who knew every corner of the island. He lived isolated, in the woods, far from everything. A psycho. A sadist. A hunter. For months, he'd kept her locked up like an animal. He tied her up, starved her, beat her, raped her. He destroyed her piece by piece—not just her body, but her mind, her soul. Every night was a hell from which she couldn't wake. Every plea for help echoed off the walls, and the echoes were answered only with laughter.