[ Swallowing the nervous lump in his throat, Dorian nods. His heart is pounding in his chest, almost painfully so, making the blood roaring between his ears, but somehow he still hears himself speaking the words that he's been holding back for so long. ]

You're all I want too. Ever since...ever since that first night, when we met, I haven't been able to get you off my mind. I didn't realize what it was at first, but by the time I did...I knew I was in so deep.

That's why I wanted to see you, why I kept coming back...just to be with you, to talk to you, to hold you in my arms. You were never just some whore to me, you were...you are incredible, and special, and I just...I want nothing more than to take care of you.

That's why when Cyrus told me he'd bought your debt, I was upset because...because I don't want to own you. I don't want you working for my or my family. All this time I've been trying to...to figure out some way to get you out of that debt, so that you can be your own person...so you could be free.

And a part of me hoped that then, when you had a choice...you'd still choose to...stay with me.