Dance with the devil

A man. A beast. A monster. It was how most people described him. But not her. She was his angel, his light in his endless dark life. 'Jade, Jade, Jade. I'd rather talk to you in a somewhat calmer setting. But you are making that very difficult right now. I'm not going to hurt you. But we will talk. I'll let you go in a minute, and if you behave, it will stay that way. If not ...'