I turn and look at Ellen, asleep beside me, one arm behind her head on the pillow, the other lying across her chest. In a matter of weeks-with the arrival of more Russian dolls, more emails that become increasingly imbalanced-he begins to unravel at an alarming rate. It eerily mirrors what happened with Layla: they were together for a year, Finn bought a ring, and then…ĭesperate to keep things from his fiancée for fear this is all some horrible joke, Finn quickly spirals. The two of them connected over Layla’s disappearance, and after a year together, they’re finally tying the knot. But if she is and wasn’t held captive by a madman all these years, the question remains: just why did she let them think her dead? Mourn her and move on? Why would she hide? Why would she be tormenting her lover now?Īnd the timing couldn’t be worse-he’s about to marry her sister, Ellen. But my fingers are already picking out her name.įinn should be overjoyed that Layla might still be alive. Unless-no, it’s a trick, another step in his game. A chill runs down my spine-the bastard wants me to think the message is coming from Layla. I read the message again, more slowly this time.

I stare at the message, completely thrown at the mention of love, and the use of my name. If you still loved me, you would have understood. I chose it especially so that you would know it was me. What-that you’re some sick psycho trying to make me think that you have Layla? I feel a wave of fury that he’s continuing to play with me.

All anyone found was the tiny Russian doll she used to carry as a good luck talisman, dropped in the dirt by the car.ĭid someone actually snatch Layla? Did Finn do something awful to her without realizing it? Or did she leave of her own free will?Īs impossible as that sounds, it may just be true-because someone has started sending Finn little Russian dolls. See, he never told the police about the argument they had, about Layla’s confession, or about how he lost his temper (again) only to come back to himself alone in the men’s room. Which is a mixed blessing because Finn can’t be entirely sure that he didn’t make Layla disappear. Twelve years without a body, without closure. Twelve years of nothing but unanswered questions.

It’s been 12 years since Layla, the love of Finn’s life, disappeared from a rest stop in France. I know he’s waiting for me to say something, but I can’t… I lean my free hand on the cold metal back of the bench, trying to process what he’s just told me. Mary’s-came into the station… He said that yesterday, he saw Layla.” “Thomas Winter-you know, your ex-neighbor from St.

“Not at all,” I say, noting that he sounds serious. Take a visual tour of Bring Me Back with GIFnotes! Paris is a tour de force of psychological suspense that will have you questioning everything and everyone until its stunning climax.

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