I do what I want and who I want. I don't follow anyone's rules—even my own.

I knew I shouldn't touch her, but it didn't stop me.

Didn't stop me the second time either. Only made me want a third.

My lifestyle suits the savage I am, and she doesn't.

But Temperance Ransom is my newest addiction, and I'm nowhere near ready to quit her yet.

I'll have her my way, even if it means dragging her into the darkness.

Hopefully it doesn't kill us both.