"My name is Tess Mercer.
I'm no longer weak or afraid or broken.
I've taken control of my fate.
I no longer need a tower or dark angels or help.
I am fear.
And I take your soul in penance for everything that was done to me.
I take it for the women you've raped.
I take it for the women you've sold.
I take it for my master, soul-mate, and husband. I take you for me."
Chapter Thirteen, Tess