May downed the last of her coffee and rushed back to her bedroom.
This theory of hers had gotten the most surprising results. She'd never thought that Coach Adamson would have an actual arrest record.
Furthermore, it was for illegal activities with teenage girls which linked strongly to the current crimes.
The man was clearly the worst kind of predator and now, May suspected, he'd taken his urges to the next level. No longer was he having affairs with students. Instead, he was murdering his targets. May had never known that such behavior could escalate in that way. But she was about to confirm whether it had.
It was time to head out and go straight to pick up Coach Adamson for questioning.
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
The teacher was a cunning planner. He thought ahead every step of the way. And now, his clever thinking was about to bear fruit.
Three victims.
He thought of them as his own personal second princess, first princess, and the queen. And now, the plan was in motion.
He'd been in the background at the start, and now, he was taking center stage once again. He'd sacrificed the second princess and the first princess. But now, his ultimate prize awaited, the one he had longed for the most.
His queen. His beautiful queen. His pulse quickened as he neared her house.
He'd been able to watch her movements so carefully in order to devise the perfect strategy, the moment when he took her.
He'd never done anything like this before. It was so exciting.
A lifetime of ordinary, humdrum activity had now culminated in this moment. He'd always known he was special, and had the ability to do things differently. He'd been dreaming of this for many long years until he'd put it to the test.
And now, the moment was here.
He could feel her fate close in.
Because of circumstances, he knew that this time would have to be different. It couldn't be the same as the others. Circumstances, after all, were different now. There was a sense of fear in the community.
Being able to take her at all was a massive achievement that had required cunning and skill. Even he had been surprised by his own talents in that direction.
But he wanted to take his time with her. He wasn't going to rush it. He needed to take her now, because it was his only chance. But last night, he’d had a message about an emergency staff meeting in the morning that had thrown his plans out.
So, he had decided to wait until school was out, and then spend the afternoon with her. He wanted to go slow. She was, after all, his queen.
He'd taken the others quickly and there had been great satisfaction in that, but he hadn't had time to speak with them. To share his feelings. To let them know how he truly felt about their beauty.
And then, to linger over ending her life to create the perfect experience, one he would look back on forever, feeling all the more delight and glee that his actions had never been discovered.
She'll be so surprised when she sees me, he thought.
And then he imagined her gasping for breath, as he squeezed the last of the breath out of her body.
He could see her, now, in his mind's eye. He closed his eyes, to indulge in the vision.
He smiled as he imagined her, the queen he'd been wanting to claim so badly.
Now, as her house came into view, he could feel his heart pounding with excitement. The teacher looked at the house. She was in there. The best part of him was in there. She was a perfect reflection of him. And soon, they would be together.
He waited. He knew it wouldn't take long.
Sure enough, a few minutes later, he saw the flicker of movement at her window that he'd been expecting.
He had a good feeling about this. His plans were going to be successful. The girl had no way of knowing that he was about to make his move. It would be seamless.