TherewerefourvideosofClassmateA,spanningroughlyamonth.JustwhenMadelinehadstartedtobelieveshehadescapedandthenightmarewasover,thosetwomen"summoned"heragain.

        Thepatternwaschilling.EachtimeMadelinewasassaulted,shewouldhavesomeinexplicableconflictwithaclassmatewithinadayortwo.ThethreeothergirlswhounwittinglytriggeredMadeline''s"landmines"eventuallybecamethethird,fourth,andfifthvictimsintheclasstobeharassedbythetwodeceasedmen.

        MaybeClassmateAwasn''tsomeoneMadelinedeliberatelyledintothattrap,butthatmonth-longgaphadgivenherabrieftasteofrelief.Shehopedthatifanothergirlcouldsatisfythosetwomen,shemightfinallybefreefromhumiliation.Eachtimeanewgirlwasvictimized,Madelinegottobreathealittleeasier—untiltheydraggedherbacktothatsmall,grimroom.

        AndtheamusementparkemployeeMadelinehadfoughtwithlastweek?Shemighthavebeennext.

        Juntookadeepbreath,feelingacoldchillcreepthroughhischest.

        Heknewthatemployee.Ifshehadtrulyfallenvictimtothosemonsters,CaptainLucianmightneveragainbeabletoleadwiththesamesteadycomposure.Hemighthaveleftafewmoremarksonthosecorpseswithhisownhands.

        EveryoneontheteamknewhowmuchLuciancaredaboutReya.Whentheyfirstsawthevideoatthecrimescene,Lucian—normallyunshakableinanysituation—haddisplayedrare,intensefury.Throughoutthisinvestigation,hisconcernforthegirlsfaroutweighedhisfocusontheprimaryobjective:trackingdownthekiller.

        Junstoodattheclassroomdoor,eyesfixedontheendofthecorridor.MadelinewaswalkingbackwithherclassmatesafterP.E.,herfaceflushedfromexercise,glowingwithyouthfulvitalityandjoy.

        Thankheaventhosetwomenweresenttotheirgraves.

        Yettheidentityoftheirfinalvictimremainedagapingwoundinthecase.

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