It was appropriate and correct. There was a justice system, there were laws to follow, just as there had been when he was hunting Hannibal, or any of the other predators he'd taken down.
Will had followed that justice system faithfully, up to the point where it had failed him, turned on him and broken him. The cracks along his fault lines weren't as obvious as James and what had happened to him; but they were there nonetheless.
He could still feel the rush of power, the surge of satisfaction as he'd taken the man down, gotten his vulnerable throat beneath his palms and ...
Taking a deep breath, Will inhaled and exhaled slowly before lowering his head to press his face against his thighs. He knew the appropriate noises to make to James, but he couldn't say what he didn't believe. Some people just needed a good murdering. ]
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It was appropriate and correct. There was a justice system, there were laws to follow, just as there had been when he was hunting Hannibal, or any of the other predators he'd taken down.
Will had followed that justice system faithfully, up to the point where it had failed him, turned on him and broken him. The cracks along his fault lines weren't as obvious as James and what had happened to him; but they were there nonetheless.
He could still feel the rush of power, the surge of satisfaction as he'd taken the man down, gotten his vulnerable throat beneath his palms and ...
Taking a deep breath, Will inhaled and exhaled slowly before lowering his head to press his face against his thighs. He knew the appropriate noises to make to James, but he couldn't say what he didn't believe. Some people just needed a good murdering. ]