“But if you’re still here, I’ll consider it your tacit acceptance that you’re mine, and I’ll never let you go. Not even if you beg me to. And you will, Maven. Once you know everything, you’ll beg to be set free. But it will be too late. Once I claim you, you’re mine forever.” His eyes are dark and endless as he repeats my words. “Not even God can keep you safe from me.”
