He needn't a rope to subdue me but his eyes.
Abase: Verb. To behave in a way that shows you accept that someone has complete powered over you.
He was the controller and I the puppet.
"You can't save me!" I screamed. My eyes were stinging with tears as I pulled away from his touch. I stepped away, begging the tears not to fall. Pleading with my eyes that he would just let me be.
"I can save you. I will save you. And I will show you what its like to be loved." He said, taking me in his arms and wiping away my tears.