“Someday. Someday, you’re going to be just mine—you’re going to belong to me and not to your parents. And I won’t have to feel this knot in my gut anymore. You’re never going to have to go home, because your home will be with me. I won’t have to be careful that someone is watching us . . . I’ll be able to touch you when and how I want. Nobody will be able to tell me what I can and can’t do to you, not the law . . . and not your father.” Josh paused just long enough to let his words sink in and to make sure she understood the point he was driving home. “You’re going to belong to me, heart,
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