Continued from chapter 34.
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“Do you feel the urge to hurt me?”
Mary asked, her chest tightened before she could get the question out. ‘He should say no.’ She knew he would, but she couldn’t keep the fear from entering anyway.
Theo shook his head. “I only hurt people who deserve it, Mary. You should know that.”
“I do know that. But that’s not what I’m asking. Do you want to hurt me? Any urge at all? Do you have to resist the temptation to hurt innocent people or—”
“No.”
His tone was defensive, but certain. He meant it.
She braced herself for the answer to her next question. She had no idea how he would respond but she needed to ask him nonetheless. Everything was beginning to click into place.
“Did you see the person who murdered your mother?”
“Why are you asking me these thing
