Ivan saves me but he does more than that. He takes me. I came from a place of dirt floors and holy scriptures. They told me the world outside was full of sin and the first night I escaped I found out it was true. Ivan claimed me as his own. My conditioning ran too deep. Ivan saw what I am. That's the thing about showing a mouse to a cat. He wants to play. And it's terrifying even for me. Because the only thing darker than my past is his.