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Mara’s face blanches. She was another of Shaw’s attempts at “collaboration.”

He began the process of killing her, hoping I would complete it.

I take a breath. This is the part I didn’t want to tell her. The part I’ve tried not

to think about since. The only other thing that’s ever made me feel guilty.

“At that point, as far as I know, Shaw had never killed anyone. I’m sure he

had thought about it. Fantasized. Watched movies, read books, looked at porn

that scratched a certain type of itch for him. But it was all theoretical. All

imagination.

“I had taken fantasy into the real world. And to Shaw, I was a hero. An icon.

Everything he wanted to be, but wasn’t. Any boy at our school with talent or

swagger wanted to be friends with me. All the girls wanted to date me. None

more than Valerie.

“I liked her, but I wasn’t interested in dating anyone. All I cared about was

the trajectory of my career. Now that Oswald was out of the way, every door

stood wide open.

“Shaw was obsessed with Valerie. She had a specific look that you’ve

probably seen replicated in every girl he’s killed: slim, beautiful, with long

dark hair, and at least one tattoo.”

“Everyone except Erin,” Mara murmurs.

“That’s right. Everyone except Erin.”

“Even me.”

“Yes,” I admit. “Though for me, that had nothing to do with Valerie. I

noticed you because of what you did with that dress. But I’m sure Shaw

loved that our tastes were finally aligning.”

“He wanted Valerie because he thought you wanted her.”

“Yes. He could never understand the difference between respect and desire.”

Mara sighs. “I don’t know if they are that different. It wasn’t your looks that

drew me at first—I admired you. So much that it overpowered everything

else.”

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