Prologue

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"Hey, baby!" Mia Winters happily says with a smile as she sits down to record another video for her husband, the sun shining down on her long brown hair as her light brown eyes sparkle with life. "I just wanted to send a quick 'Hello' and 'I love you'. Oh! Good news. I'm going to be coming home really soon. Yay!"

Mia claps a bit in excitement, beaming at the camera as thoughts of going home to her wonderful husband soar through her mind. She's been away from him for about two weeks now, working her tiring job, and she can't wait to go home to say hi. Mia also can't wait to have a girl's day with her sister-in-law, even if the woman is a bit on the wild side.

"Ugh." Mia groans tiredly as she looks off to the side, a slight frown coming onto her face before she looks back at the camera. "I can't wait to be done with this babysitting job and come home to my loving husband. I really miss you, baby. Oh! Tell your sister that I found that gun she was looking for, and I sent it through the mail. You know how she loves her weapons like I love pot roast."

Mia turns to look to the side again, leaning over as she faintly hears her name being called. It's enough to make her wish she was heading home right now, even if she did just tell her husband a little white lie. She's wanted to come clean to him and her sister-in-law for last few months, the two having questioned why a babysitting job keeps her gone weeks at a time.

However, her job isn't something she can just blurt out to them, especially since she's paid, and contracted, to remain as silent as the dead. That doesn't mean that she hasn't thought about going against regulations and rules to inform them on who she really is and what she really does for work, though.

"I-I gotta get back to work." Mia says as she turns back to the camera, giving it a few kisses as she smiles happily again. "I love and miss you, Ethan. I can't wait to come home, and send my love and well wishes to Ivy, too. I expect a girl's day when I come back. Bye, baby!"

Mia waves to the camera, the video ending there before it minimizes on the computer, and heavy, fearful breathing is heard as a hand adjusts the computer screen before pressing a few buttons on the keypad. Mia appears again, only this time, there's no bright sun or happy smiles. She's covered in dirt, tears streaming down her face as she stares at the camera in terror and heartache.

"Ethan..." Mia gasps in a sob, her hair wet with sweat sticking to her skin after having run as fast as possible to the computer. "You were right, I did lie to you, and I shouldn't have, but-"

Mia gasps as she hears a noise behind her, looking over her shoulder in frantic terror, but she doesn't see anything. Gripping onto the camera tighter, Mia looks back at the computer, her heart breaking at the fact that she'll never see her family ever again, but if it keeps them safe, she's willing to live with that until she's ultimately killed.

"All I can say..." Mia starts, a weak and terrified sob breaking out as she closes her eyes, taking a moment to imagine Ethan's arms around her while Ivy goes on about something crazy that she'd done that week. "All I can say is that if you get this...stay away!"

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