“This…” he said, and shifted in a blink, appearing at their back again. He gripped their hips, shaking them slightly. “Is yours. This…” He tapped his claw against their temple. “Is yours. This…” Dragged his fingertip down their sternum. “Is yours. You belong to no one until you decide otherwise. You wanted someone else to take the wheel, so I did. But control is just as much yours as it is mine.”
