“Hollowell doesn’t even want Jasper,” he said. “She just wants to win a contest Hester never agreed to play. I’ve known people like her before. They’re black holes. Everywhere they go, they swallow the light.” The metaphor seemed fitting. A black hole was one of the most destructive forces in the universe. When seen through a powerful telescope, it looked like a coal-black eye ringed in flame. To those with an active imagination, it resembled the Eye of Sauron from the Lord of the Rings series.
