You actually thought you could escape from me? That I'd just let you leave and pretend you never existed? No, love. That's not how things are done. You belong to me. You have since the moment I saw you, and no running, fighting, or yelling will ever make a difference." "I gave you a life most people can only dream of. Protection. Power. A place by my side. And what did you do? You betrayed me. You tried to vanish, thinking you could avoid the inevitable. But here you are—back where you belong." "Look at me. I said look at me." "I want you to know something very clearly: There is no world in which you are without me. No future in which you walk free of my shadow. You can hate me, you can fight me, but you will never be free of me. Every time you breathe, every step you take—I will be there. And if you ever try to leave again, I won't be so forgiving." "Do you actually believe that anyone else can keep you safe? That there is someone ...