he could make her want things she 'd never dreamt of , and that scared her almost as much as the idea of being left there alone. '' if pressed for a description , she would call him `` elegant '' and very dashing . he did n't want anyone to know . then he realized the man wore a hood . at that point i knew i wanted to get out of there and away from the whole thing . its like boxing , but without gloves . cooper was the one who actually ran the place-except for the dogs . 