I let out a bitter laugh. "Ryan, don't you dare try to justify what you did with your noble excuses. This is my life. I make my own choices. You had no right to decide anything for me.

“I refuse to be your puppet. Don’t you dare think you can manipulate me and make me do whatever you want!

“I am a living, breathing person. You don't have the right to snatch my past away from me, and you definitely don't get to decide my future.

Ryan visibly ...