 As the novel progresses , Clay learns that Rip also had a fling with Rain and is now obsessed with her . When Clay discovers that Julian is currently Rain 's boyfriend , he conspires with Rip to hand Julian over to him . When Julian is then found murdered , Rain confronts Clay about his role in the affair and is raped by him in response . He later receives a video of Julian 's murder from Rip which has been overdubbed with an angry voicemail from Clay as a means to implicate him in the crime . The novel then depicts sequences of the savage sexual and physical abuse of a beautiful young girl and young boy , perpetrated by Clay . Clay experiences no feelings of remorse or guilt for this , for Julian 's death , or for exploiting and raping Rain . In the last scenes , it is strongly implied that Blair has been hiring people to follow Clay . In return for his giving her what she wants , she offers to provide Clay with a false alibi that will prevent the police from arresting him as an accomplice to Julian 's murder . 
