Rebecca never felt safe as a child. In 1969, her father, Robert Nichols, moved with his family to Sellerstown, North Carolina, to serve as a pastor. There he found a small community eager to welcome him... with one exception. Glaring at him from pew number seven was a man obsessed with controlling the church and determined to get rid of anyone who stood in his way. The first time the Nichols family received a harassing phone call, they dismissed it. The same went for the anonymous letter that threatened they"d leave "crawling or walking... dead or alive." But what they couldn’t ignore was the strategy of terror their tormentor unleashed, more devastating and violent than they could have ever imagined. Refusing to be driven away, Rebecca"s father stood his ground until one night when an armed man walked into the family"s kitchen... and Rebecca"s life was shattered. If anyone had reason to harbor hatred and seek personal revenge, it would be Rebecca. Yet...