Mishalyon Clemens: The Quiet Tenant

Widower Aidan Thomas. He is considered the perfect father and neighbor. He is charming, responsive, and caring. Only Rachel knows his dark side. Aidan is a maniac; he has killed eight women and is about to finish off the ninth...... with her.
For five years, she lived in a shed in the backyard, chained to the bed. No one – not even the maniac's wife and daughter – suspected her existence. After his wife's death, Aidan moved to another place, taking Rachel with him.
In the new house, he put her in the guest room, where he again chained her to the bed. But now she can have breakfast and dinner with him and his thirteen-year-old daughter Cecilia. The girl thinks Rachel is a tenant going through tough times. Oh, how true that is...
Gradually, a bond develops between the captive and Cecilia – a shy teenager; a sympathy, almost a friendship. Rachel realizes: if a chance to escape presents itself, she won't leave the girl behind.
But then Aidan meets Emily, a young bar worker. At any moment, this girl could become his new victim. And Rachel is waiting for a sad fate...




Quotes:
"You try to push away anxiety because anxiety prevents you from staying alive.