Won't Run Away

Why not give in and come to him? She clearly cared about him. As much as he tried to understand her, he couldn't. Why give him hope and cruelly take it away?! She needed to be held responsible.

When he brought her back he intended to interrogate her first. He wanted answers as much as he craved her love. How many lifetimes has it been? In his first life, he met her... She was as radiant as ever. 

God's proudest creation, how could he not fall in love with her? But it did not last. In his second he attempted to make use of Annora. How miserably did that life end? And now... Hah... He will not fail again.

Adeline's body's unique resonance with holy energy made her the key to his plans. But he couldn't simply take her soul- not yet. She was still young, her body unprepared for the ritual.

He needed her closer, under his influence, and if that meant destabilizing empires and kingdoms to claim her, so be it.