Then, on his ex-wife, Laura. During their custody call, he used “negative disclosure”—admitting a tiny, fake flaw to make himself seem honest before dropping a devastating, well-timed question about her new boyfriend’s temper. Laura stumbled over her words, apologized for nothing, and hung up confused. Adrian won the next weekend with their daughter.
“Who are you?” he whispered.
Adrian.
Sofia tilted her head. “You know who. I’m the last chapter. Every reader gets to me eventually. You think you were reading the book? No, Adrian. The book has been reading you. It needed a vessel with high natural empathy to corrupt—those are the sweetest. And now, you’ve practiced on everyone else… it’s time to practice on yourself.” el libro de psicologia oscura