“So you need to act as if I have already broken you. Do you understand?” His eyes burn into my very soul. “If they think that I have failed to break you, they will eagerly try to break you themselves. And there is nothing I can do to stop them.” I draw in an unsteady breath. “So hate me all you want, little rebel. And fight me all you want in private. But out here, in public, you need to act as if I’m your God.”
