Turns out the part I have had ahead of me was a breakdown of Peter's manipulations. What a selfish fucker deserving of having his scrotum amputated the moment it all started, way before Margaux. Him and few other rapists described in the book made me almost sympathetic with women.

Ehh... the third of the book I just read was such a devastating description. I don't know why the basement antics didn't repulse me as much as the absolute grip he had over her teenage years. Clearly, the child he adored is not there anymore, yet, he actively ruins her. If he could continue foster care, would he care for her as much?

I forgot why Margaux loved him in the first place. Could she truly, if she never found him sexually attractive? How much of it was genuine and how much was she manipulated into?

I am tired, still few chapters left.