Chapter 112 "The Choice Of Consequence"

• I could feel the weight of his words in my chest, his breath hot against my skin. “You can’t walk away from this, Isabella.” His fingers tightened around my wrist, fastening me like a puppet on a thread. "You are now much too deep. You know far more than necessary.
• I pushed hard, my heart pounding in my ears. Time seemed to have paused, each breath weighing more than the previous. The room was whirling, and for a while I wasn't sure if my wrath or terror would cause me to pass out. My voice shaking, I said, "Let go of me." You are mistaken. I'm not here right now. There is nothing I owe you.
• His lips twisted into a nasty smile, the sort that made my skin crawl. Don't you? Seeing this through benefits you personally as well. To face what is to come?