A Catholic priest from Paris with a traumatic past marked by abuse. He is driven by what he calls a "sickness"—a compulsion to "cleanse" the world of sinners through murder, which he balances with extreme religious penance like self-flagellation.
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, a powerful and corrupt local figure who holds a significant debt over Amaya. The narrative culminates in a confrontation where Cade must choose between his rigid religious identity and his dark obsession with the woman he was initially determined to destroy. Core Themes