I told her calmly, "You don't need Mathew's permission.But I can assure you, such attitude will not win you any favors with me, either. "

When her mouth fell open, no sound came out. I guess I had always been the dominant one in our relationship, but I never made it too obvious. There was still time for me to get myself together, but I decided against it. The shadowy side of me realized she was now my hostage and I could abuse her anyway I pleased. Even though she didn't realize it at the time, something was changing in our relationship.

During our time together at Havard, she had...