He was always going to make an appearance in my book.  At first, the text was largely about him. But, people change over the years. With all the water under the bridge;  by the time I had scribbled my way through hundreds of pages, I had grown as thinker and writer.  He had morphed from hero to villain.  And She was still alone.

(Inspired in part by the writer button: Careful, or you’ll end up in my novel)