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There will be no escape this Christmas...They're out there again.My heart pounds as I look out of the kitchen window.For weeks now, they've been harassing us, vandalising our property and intimidating our children. It's been relentless.The police don't take them seriously because they're teenagers. But they don't know what it's like to live like this. Those girls are running rings around us, and it's got to the point where they're there every time we leave the house, mocking us. Following wherever we go.We've had as much as we can take.So in the middle of the night, my husband Howard and I pack our family into the car, and set off for a secluded cottage in the snowy wilderness of the Scottish Highlands.As Christmas morning dawns, the children are excited to begin the festivities. Our eldest daughter, Taylor reaches for her stocking, her eyes sparkling with excitement. But as she peers inside, her joyful expression morphs into one of sheer terror. Time freezes as we all stare in disbelief at the ominous object that falls from the wrapping paper and we realise that there's no escape.What do they want from us, and what will it take to make them stop? Lorna Dounaeva is a quirky British crime writer who once challenged a Flamenco troupe to a dance-off. She is a politics graduate and worked for the British Home Office for a number of years, before turning to crime fiction. She loves books and films with strong female characters and her influences include Single White Female and Sleeping with the Enemy. She lives in Surrey, England with her husband and their 2.5 children, who keep her busy wiping food off the ceiling and removing mints from USB sockets.You can follow her @LornaDounaeva on Twitter or at www.lornadounaeva.com