Chapter 49

"So I do nothing? I just keep walking around, possibly talking to the killer without knowing it?"

"Ignorance can be bliss, or in your case, your lifeline."

"How can you analyze all this so well? How can you know what he's going to do?"

Mason sighed. "Because that’s what I would do."

-Mason-

"No." His gaze met mine. "Someday I will tell you my story when we have eliminated your hunter and we are out of this place."

"Is that a promise?"

"I'm not a man of promises; I just say what I'll do, and that's it."

"It's good to know that you're so convinced about catching the killer." I crossed my arms over my chest. "But why? Why are you helping me, Mason? What do you get out of this?"

"Aside from the fun of watching this game between you and the murderer, I do hope to get a deal with the prosecution that put me here."

"A deal?"

"Yes, when you collaborate on a case as urgent as that of a serial killer, you can ask for things in return."

"But the police don't know that you