“If you stay, I will lie and kill.” His vow is a hot caress over my throat. “Hurt and maim, trick and scheme, to keep you with me until the end of my days. I will sacrifice all morals, betray all honor, to keep you in your power. You are my only altar, my only religion. I pray to you, Willa, and you alone.” The space between us pulls tight with tension as he breathes the next words. “Is that truly what you want?”
