“I understand it, and I’m willing to be patient. Like I said, normal is overrated. Normal is complacency. Let’s not be complacent, Scarlett Force. Let’s be conscientious, fervent, and extraordinary.” I reach out and grab her arm, yanking her across the length of the leather bench seat until her thigh and mine are pressed together, and then I take her head in both hands and turn it so that she’s facing me. “Let me be your monster.”
