"At the very least," Gerard said, bitterness in his voice. He took a sip of tea. "If the option to feed him to your extended relatives comes up, I cannot emphasize enough how much he fucking deserves it and I've seen them eat."

Gerard meant it when he said Leitner ruined lives. His mother was interested in the books long before Leitner ever made a name for himself, but he turned it into an obsession that controlled every aspect of her life and thus Gerard's as well.