if his good looks and position of power could not win a womans favors , he could buy them , or obtain them by threatening to kill her loved ones . he looked like a man in private torment . `` how do you know there was more than one ? '' `` you know she 's not pregnant , '' jared said . that was n't forbidden by the rules , but it was highly unusual-it would mean that a break in the circle would knock them both out of the competition , and that was n't a risk worth taking . 