“I’ll take you back,” I whisper, letting the towel slip from my fingers. “I’ve been so concerned with protecting you from the world, but I’ve been the real monster all along.” I fall to my knees, pressing my face into her thighs. “But you have to tell me to do it. I can’t do it without hearing it from your lips. Do it, Lillith. Rip my fucking heart out. Send me to my grave, leave me to rot. If it’s what you want, I’ll free you. I’ll let you go home.”
