"I don't belong here!" Maggie strongly rejected him.

"Yes, you do!" he affirmed. "You belong to me too!"

"I don't No, I don't belong to you!" She was almost shouting yet, she couldn't deter him from making his exaggerated claim.

"Yes, you belong here! And here you shall remain!" he said with all the look of seriousness on his face.

"Stop! Please stop! I don't belong here and will never be part of here!" Her eyes were partially closed as she rejected his statement in the strongest terms.

"No, I won't stop! You belong to me!" he inched closer again and tried to grab one of her arms. However, she...