"You will confess.

"Every sin you've ever committed, no matter how petty, no matter how small... I will pull from you."

You didn’t register for the workshop because you fully believed in it. Not at first. You signed up because a man you admired had done it — breadcrumbing you with half-affections, dang...

“Does it hurt?

The ache under your skin, the heat in your blood.

That’s me. My venom.

Let's see how much you can take."

...

"Do not close your eyes.

I want them open while I peel you apart.

Beg me to stop. I will not.

I’ll carve obedience into you until even your screams sound like worship."

The chamber ree...

"No—don't look at the door.

No one crosses this threshold unless I allow it.

Hate me if you like. Call me monster.

You’re still mine. I won you, fair and square, and nothing changes that."