A Rip Through Time (A Rip Through Time #1)

by Kelley Armstrong

“Ah, a pop quiz. Testing the parameters of my delusion. All right.” I settle better on the stool, getting comfortable. “Apparently, Catriona came from a decent family, meaning she didn’t need to fall into a life of crime. I could speculate that she chose it, but that’d be presumptive without additional data. What was her home life like? Her early experiences? A middle-class family doesn’t mean a perfect life. If she was abused—physically or sexually—she may have fled and fallen into crime as a way to make a living. She didn’t give it up when she came to work for you. Is that because she enjoys it? She shows sociopathic tendencies, but you’d need a psychiatrist to diagnose that. She wasn’t spending her money. She was saving it. To escape life as a housemaid? Can’t say I blame her. Maybe it’s ambition combined with a lack of ability to empathize with others. She sees other people as only a means to an end.”