What no one had prepared for was the fact that he was smarter than them all. He should have done this first. It was so simple and so brilliant. Literally, he had become the boogeyman under the bed. He’d kept an eye on them all as they staked out the hospital. How funny and easy people were to control. Hurt one, and they all acted as if it was them. They were scared and edgy now, and all because of him. Only he knew what was next. He controlled it all. He entered the house while they were all at the hospital. No one had done a thorough check of it when they all came back from the hospital together. No one had given a thought that the house had been sitting there empty and unprotected. It was so simplistic, so basic; no one had considered he’d be right there waiting for them. Choosing hi

