“Because I would also be yours,” he said, bringing his free hand up to my jaw, grasping it gently. “Entirely. Every breath I take would be for you. Every inch of my being would belong to you. I could be your sanctuary and your undoing. I would give you everything you ever wished for. Follow your every word. Obey your every command. There is nothing I would deny you. Nothing, my little lover—as long as you are mine.”
