The Risk (Mindf*ck, #1)

by S.T. Abby

Einstein said, “The weak revenge. The strong forgive. The intelligent ignore.”

I don’t know if he leaves or not, because I’m too busy staring right into those gentle blue eyes that really do seem remorseful.

“Life sucks,” he says randomly. “Then you die. Might as well live while you’re still alive,”

Wrd wrd

It’s enough to break the tension, and an unexpected smile slips free from me. He winks as he leans over. “If you ever want help feeling alive, call me. I could use some life as well.” When he draws back, I feel something in my hand, though I never felt him placing anything there. He walks around to the other side of the SUV, and I watch with rapt attention as he gets in. My eyes finally fall down to the card in my hand as Mr. Arrogant returns to take the passenger side. Logan Bennett… His number is attached to his name, and sure enough, he’s FBI.

Stop i love this whole scene

Ten surgeries ago,

Motive for this murder. Possible failed surgery which led to mistaken death

“I’m all grown up now. Want to play?”

Rape? Sexual assault?

I was as that horrified, terrified, sobbing little girl. He’s remembering how easily he overpowered me. His mind is playing tricks on him that he’s still the one in control, despite the precariously deadly situation.

So basically she murders people who wronged her

“You took three turns,”

he and Craig are not profilers.

Allan & craig arent profilers ( info always in orange )

Craig

Rich asshole she turned down

public relations—his place on our team.

Craig

my first case was a small one in Indiana. It was a perv who was collecting panties. At first glance, the guy was a sexual deviant who would eventually escalate to harder crimes than panty thieving. It’s why they called us in, because all these women were terrified of a stalker breaking into their homes and stealing their underwear. But the deeper I delved, the more I realized it was actually a juvenile kid. I still thought he was having sexual fantasies. It wasn’t until later we discovered he wasn’t stealing the panties for him. He was stealing them for his mother, because she always griped about her ‘cheap underwear riding up into the crack of her ass.’ You don’t even want to know how horrified the mother was when we finally found the kid. He hadn’t given her the underwear yet. He was putting them all in a box to give her for Christmas.”

Shes so Penelope coded

I lived. Others died. I lived, yet I feel dead.

Possible clinical trial patient?

He awakened a long-gone light as though not all the good inside me had been destroyed.

U just met him..

“Twenty-six. New to the area. Constantly moving. And I have an odd fixation with socks. You?”

“Yeah. I’ve lived in almost thirty states. Growing up was sort of boring. We lived in one town. It was small, and everyone knew everything about everyone. After my parents died, it just got worse. Anyway, I’ve moved all over, trying to find what feels like home.”

“So your parents…” He lets the words trail off, seeming reluctant to fully ask what he wants to know. “Car accident,”

smile, but it doesn’t reach his eyes. “Twenty-nine. I own a house on a quiet piece of land. It was my stepdad’s, but he left it to me before he died. My mother is living with her newest husband in Miami. So it’s just me.”

“Want to play, Victoria? You know you do.” Ben’s breath feels like acid against my forehead, and I manage to slam a knee up, connecting with his side. He curses and turns his head. “Hold her down!” he yells at Tyler. “Or I’ll make sure she nails you a few times too.” A scream pierces the night, but it’s not mine. I refuse to let them hear me scream. “You scream pretty,” I hear Kyle saying, laughing from somewhere behind us, but I can’t see him or what he’s doing. And I don’t want to see. I don’t even want to see what they’re doing to me.

Oh..

Make me a little murderous.

Oh.. um that was awkward

The only real valuable thing is intuition. —Albert Einstein

I love this

Seeing things from various angles helps you catch what you might otherwise overlook.

what bro said

ME: You are. Currently, you’re at the top of the right list. It’s been a while since I smiled like I do when we talk.

She’s so flirty

LOGAN: I should have kissed you.

🗣️

He makes me feel and act like the person I never thought I could be again,

Too cute

Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world. —Albert Einstein

I LOVEEEEE this

When you go so long feeling cold and detached, then a complete stranger ignites the dormant feelings you thought were forever gone…you can’t help but be addicted to it. You can’t help but revel in the smiles you forgot how to use, or the laughter that sounds unnatural coming from the lips that haven’t laughed in years.