The Girl He Wanted by Blake Pierce

Author:Blake Pierce [Pierce, Blake]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-06-01T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

They took Linus Brink back to the ranger's station to question him. If they didn't get good answers, Paige had no problem with arresting him and continuing the conversation at the Winterly PD, but for now, it was quicker and easier not to go so far.

They moved Linus over and sat him in a chair in the station. Paige took a seat opposite him, while Christopher stayed standing, keeping between Linus and the door so that he didn't get any ideas about running. If he did, and he made it out into the forest, they might never find him again.

"Alright, Linus," Paige began, "why don't you tell us what you were doing out in the forest with your little scrap of orange cloth?"

Brink shrugged. "Just taking a walk. Enjoying the peace and quiet, you know? It's my job to be out there. I am the ranger here."

Paige didn't buy it for a second. "We both know that's not true. You were playing games with us, trying to make us scared."

Brink's eyes flickered with something that Paige recognized as annoyance. He obviously didn’t like being challenged. "I was just ... having some fun."

"The same way you were having fun when you stalked your ex-girlfriend?" Christopher asked in a tone that had no give in it.

Brink's eyes widened, and he glanced between Paige and Christopher nervously. "I don't know what you're talking about."

"That won't work, Linus," Paige said. "We looked at your file before we came here. We know about the restraining order your ex-girlfriend got against you and about the complaints from other women."

"I wasn't doing anything wrong!" Brink insisted. "Christine messed with my head, so I decided to mess with hers a little, that's all."

"To scare her?" Paige asked, watching Brink closely to gauge his reaction. There wasn’t any hint of remorse there.

"There wasn't any harm in it," Brink insisted.

Paige exchanged a look with Christopher; they both knew that Brink was lying about that part.

"The judge didn't agree," Christopher said, "and you're not doing a very good job of convincing us, Linus. Why don't you just tell us the truth?"

"What truth?" Brink asked.

"That you like it when women are scared," Paige said. "That's why you did your best to frighten me out there, isn't it? Because you like getting that reaction."

Brink's eyes darted back and forth between Paige and Christopher, and for a moment, he didn't say anything. Then he let out a sigh and leaned back in the chair.

"Fine," he said. "Maybe I get a little thrill out of scaring people. But it's not like I hurt anyone. It’s not my fault if they’re all so sensitive."

"Except for your ex-girlfriend," Paige pointed out. "And who knows how many other women you've scared or harassed."

Brink didn't respond, but the guilty look on his face said enough.

Now that they'd gotten him to admit to that part, it was time to talk to him about the main reason they'd come here: the group therapy sessions.

"Was it thrilling for you when you

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