I want That is the words Alec is saying to Tess When Alec says he will be Tess' master again he wants power and control over Tess like before It is unfair because Tess is now married to someone else She should be free to live with her husband without Alec interfering Alec also says that If she is any man's wife she is his It shows his possessive and selfish attitude He believes that even though Tess is married to someone else she still belongs to him somehow because he had a hold on her in the past It is different from how relationships should work Once married they should be loyal and committed to their spouse not controlled by someone from their past In the story Alec's words create many problems for Tess and her husband It shows how some people can try to manipulate and control others even when wrong Tess has to encounter many challenges because of Alec's actions It makes her life much harder nbsp