You know I hate you. There's not a single cell in your lowly body that has a single trait I like. You even know that no matter how useful you make yourself to Me, My feelings will never change. But I know something else: you're never going to leave Me. You wouldn't dare try to search for something better, or easier, or kinder. And that's because My power over you feels too good. Even a day without My sharp tongue-lashing is empty and lonely. Just like a pup who's been kicked to the muzzle, you stay.