“He’ll never touch what’s mine again. You have nothing to fear. Except for me, maybe.” “You?” I asked, raising a brow. “Yes. You see—you’re going to hide from me in the house. And when I find you, I’m going to take you. I’m going to fuck you harder than I did last night. I’m going to punish you for ever leaving my side. If you ever leave me like you did this morning again, I will make your punishment even worse than this.”