Chapter 104

• “You and I… We’re equals.” Brandon places my hands on his chest. “You’ll never have to force yourself to do something you don’t want to please anyone. Not for me. You will never have to go through that again. Not with me. Are you listening, love?”
• “I am, and I don’t understand. How can you accept me? After all that disgusting—” I gulp dryly.
• He cups my face. “You tried to save him, and he didn’t want to be saved. You saved me for who I was once too, and I wanted to be the one you’d be proud of. Now, do you like what I’m doing to you?”