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times . Anyway …” he paused , switching the subject . “ Have you ever heard of Queen Alice ?”
Blumfield switched gears into drive . So , Freshman Jace is into a senior girl ? The age difference worried him , but it was that walk that distracted him . If that girl ’ s situation was bad , she might seek solace in his impressionable , obviously lovesick , son . Definitely something to look into .
“ Queen Alice , huh ? It rings a bell , but I can ’ t put my finger on where . Is she a rocker ?”
Jace shook his head . “ She ’ s a cult leader . All the kids at school are talking about her .” “ A cult leader ? Really ?” “ Yeah ,” he replied . “ Supposedly , she ’ s got a bunch of followers . She reaches out to people through social media and pretends to be their friend . And then she uses psychology to get under your skin and make you do her bidding . People she sets her eyes on either become her servants or die horrible deaths .”
“ And this is a real person ?” Blumfield asked , glancing at the rearview mirror .
Jace nodded again . “ Yeah , she ’ s caused a bunch of murders all over the place . Even a girl at school , Anna Vik disappeared . People think Queen Alice made it happen .” “ She didn ’ t move away ?” “ No , she just disappeared . So did her family . Nobody ’ s been able to get into contact with them for two weeks . And right before she disappeared , she shut down her social media . People
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times . Anyway …” he paused , switching the subject . “ Have you ever heard of Queen Alice ?”
Blumfield switched gears into drive . So , Freshman Jace is into a senior girl ? The age difference worried him , but it was that walk that distracted him . If that girl ’ s situation was bad , she might seek solace in his impressionable , obviously lovesick , son . Definitely something to look into .
“ Queen Alice , huh ? It rings a bell , but I can ’ t put my finger on where . Is she a rocker ?”
Jace shook his head . “ She ’ s a cult leader . All the kids at school are talking about her .” “ A cult leader ? Really ?” “ Yeah ,” he replied . “ Supposedly , she ’ s got a bunch of followers . She reaches out to people through social media and pretends to be their friend . And then she uses psychology to get under your skin and make you do her bidding . People she sets her eyes on either become her servants or die horrible deaths .”
“ And this is a real person ?” Blumfield asked , glancing at the rearview mirror .
Jace nodded again . “ Yeah , she ’ s caused a bunch of murders all over the place . Even a girl at school , Anna Vik disappeared . People think Queen Alice made it happen .” “ She didn ’ t move away ?” “ No , she just disappeared . So did her family . Nobody ’ s been able to get into contact with them for two weeks . And right before she disappeared , she shut down her social media . People