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It was i that would happen in the very near future The Cross murders!

There were no large s, but Soneji decided not to take any chances by turning on the lights He used a Maglite flashlight Just to look around, to learn a few s about Cross and his family, to fuel his hatred, if that was possible

The cellar was cleanly swept, as he had expected it would be Cross’s tools were haphazardly arranged on a pegged Masonite board A stained Georgetown ball cap was hung on a hook Soneji put it on his own head He couldn’t resist

He ran his hands over folded laundry laid out on a long wooden table He felt close to the doomed family now He despised them more than ever He felt around the hammocks of the old woman’s bra He touched the boy’s small Jockey underwear He felt like a total creep, and he loved it

Soneji picked up a sirl, Jannie He held it to his face and tried to sirl He anticipated Jannie’s et to see it, too

He saw a pair of Everlast gloves and black Pony shoes tied around a hook next to a weathered old punching bag They belonged to Cross’s son, Daht he would punch out the boy’s heart

Finally, he turned off the flashlight and sat all alone in the dark Once upon a ti to happen again He was coeance that would blow everybody’s mind

He folded his hands in his lap and sighed He had spun his web perfectly

Alex Cross would soon be dead, and so would everyone he loved

Chapter 2

London