Gemotions

He saw the book on the table, displayed prominently next to a vase of lilies. "Ethan Blake: The Man Who Conquered Fear." He almost laughed aloud. The irony was exquisite. He, a man terrified of public attention, was now the subject of a biography. The author, a journalist named Susan, had spent months probing into his past, a past he'd worked tirelessly to keep buried.

He took the book and walked to his study. He pulled out his extensive collection of obscure books on forgotten languages. He would begin a campaign of carefully constructed, anonymous reviews on the internet. He would leave no stone unturned. The truth could be a messy thing, he thought. And he planned to make it very, very messy for Susan.