Avery looks down at the dirty white sink. She doesn't want to see her face and bruised skin in the mirror. Evan steps behind her and tugs her hair, forcing her to look at herself. She barely recognizes her reflection.
"Look at yourself," Evan says. "You're all mine. You can't make love with any other men. The tattoo on your arm has the poisonous turquoise in it—if you make love with another man, you'll die."
Avery rolls her eyes and looks at Evan's reflection in the mirror. She doesn't believe that the poison will somehow enter her blood and kill her if she makes love with another man, but it's clear that Evan does. She meets his eyes in the mirror and shrugs.
"You should enjoy being with me," Evan says, biting her earlobe. "If you leave me, you'll have to be abstinent. One day, your desire will get so strong, you'll fuck another man, and it'll kill you."