Chapter 152

I closed my eyes, my body trembling slightly. Jonathan held me like a wall of steel, his arms locked around me so tightly there was no way to move, no way to breathe freely. I wanted to fight back, but where would I even run? Was I out of my mind back then? Why did I ever mess with a man like this? Even if he didn't love me, he still wouldn't let me go. It was like he thought I belonged to him. "What are you, a dog? Gotta piss on things to mark your territory?" I couldn't hold it in anymore—I snapped. "Jonathan, I don't love you anymore! I don't feel anything for you! I'm not going to follow you around like I used to, so why can't you just let me go?" "Don't love me? Do you think just saying it makes it true?" He cut me off like I hadn't said a single thing that mattered. His hands stayed firmly on my shoulders, keeping me pinned in place. For a moment, he stared at me like he was thinking something over. "You're right. There's no mark of mine on you." He leaned in, close to