▁the ▁bott le . ▁ ▁Cass ie ▁had ▁pl otted ▁out ▁all ▁of ▁David ' s ▁emot ions , ▁g aug ed ▁his ▁infl ating ▁e go , ▁and ▁knew ▁the ▁soci op ath ▁would ▁select ▁Rach el ▁as ▁his ▁victim . ▁ ▁Although ▁Rach el ▁and ▁the ▁others ▁do ▁not ▁want ▁to ▁do ▁it , ▁especially ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁incred ible ▁level ▁of ▁cruel ty ▁behind ▁it , ▁they ▁decide ▁to ▁let ▁David ▁be ▁tra pped ▁forever ▁as ▁a ▁rat . ▁ ▁Rach el ▁and ▁Ax ▁stay ▁behind , ▁Rach el ▁doing ▁so ▁because ▁she ▁says ▁David ' s ▁an gu ish ▁won ' t ▁bother ▁her ▁( even ▁though ▁it ▁does ), ▁and ▁Ax ▁so ▁he ▁can ▁keep ▁track ▁of ▁time ▁and ▁make ▁sure ▁David ▁remains ▁tra pped ▁as ▁a ▁rat . ▁ ▁Rach el ▁and ▁Ax ▁carry ▁David ▁out ▁to ▁a ▁des olate ▁rock y ▁out c rop ▁a ▁mile ▁off sh ore ▁( which ▁Rach el ▁had ▁first ▁g lim ps ed ▁the ▁night ▁they ▁storm ed ▁the ▁Mar ri ott ▁resort ▁beach ), ▁and ▁leave ▁him , ▁his ▁ple ading ▁and ▁curs ing ▁trailing ▁behind ▁them . ▁ ▁Cont ribution s ▁to ▁the ▁series ' ▁story ▁arc ▁David ▁is ▁tra pped ▁in ▁rat ▁morph . ▁Rach el ▁real izes ▁that ▁she ▁poss esses ▁violent ▁t endencies ▁beyond ▁a ▁simple ▁love ▁of ▁excitement , ▁and ▁that ▁J ake ▁is ▁dist urbed ▁and ▁concerned . ▁ ▁In cons isten cies ▁In ▁her ▁narr ation ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁book , ▁Rach