are saying Queen Alice threatened to post a dirty video of her on porn sites and then tell people where to find it .”
“ Jace , you know what me and your mom have said about social media .”
“ I know . And I ’ ve come to understand and appreciate those talks . I don ’ t trust people online and keep it safe . But not all my friends do . I ’ ve seen what social media can do .”
“ Good . But what about this Anna Vik girl ? Did she mention Queen Alice ?”
“ That ’ s what Kate Renford says , and she was best friends with Anna . Apparently , Anna talked about Queen Alice a lot right before she disappeared .” “ And how does this make you feel ?” Jace avoided his father ’ s eyes and stared out the window . “ Scared , I guess . All the kids at school are . I mean , she ’ s supposed to be worse than Manson . You know , the cult leader who killed that actress ? She can reach anyone with a touch of a button ! Manson couldn ’ t do that . Everyone thinks they could be the next person she ’ ll want to recruit . Or kill .”
Jace ’ s answer confirmed Blumfield ’ s suspicions : his son was bringing up Queen Alice because he wanted his dad , a reporter who ’ d talked to hardened criminals and even seen warfare in Iraq , to investigate this Internet-age boogeyman — no , bogeywoman — and make sure she didn ’ t mean any harm to him . “ I ’ ll see if I can find out something about her .” Jace ’ s eyes lit up and a relieved smile appeared on his lips .
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are saying Queen Alice threatened to post a dirty video of her on porn sites and then tell people where to find it .”
“ Jace , you know what me and your mom have said about social media .”
“ I know . And I ’ ve come to understand and appreciate those talks . I don ’ t trust people online and keep it safe . But not all my friends do . I ’ ve seen what social media can do .”
“ Good . But what about this Anna Vik girl ? Did she mention Queen Alice ?”
“ That ’ s what Kate Renford says , and she was best friends with Anna . Apparently , Anna talked about Queen Alice a lot right before she disappeared .” “ And how does this make you feel ?” Jace avoided his father ’ s eyes and stared out the window . “ Scared , I guess . All the kids at school are . I mean , she ’ s supposed to be worse than Manson . You know , the cult leader who killed that actress ? She can reach anyone with a touch of a button ! Manson couldn ’ t do that . Everyone thinks they could be the next person she ’ ll want to recruit . Or kill .”
Jace ’ s answer confirmed Blumfield ’ s suspicions : his son was bringing up Queen Alice because he wanted his dad , a reporter who ’ d talked to hardened criminals and even seen warfare in Iraq , to investigate this Internet-age boogeyman — no , bogeywoman — and make sure she didn ’ t mean any harm to him . “ I ’ ll see if I can find out something about her .” Jace ’ s eyes lit up and a relieved smile appeared on his lips .