Chapter 58

“Do you get it now?” he asked. “Ever since Erik, I’ve been careful about who I dated, because I never wanted to put anybody through what I went through. It was so easy for Erik to manipulate me. When the cops caught him, he even blamed me for letting it happen. If I’d had a backbone, it would never have gone that far.”

“But…you would never do anything like that, Christopher. I guess I could understand if I reminded you of yourself, but you’re not Erik.”