"Oh, my goodness!" Melina's legs buckle beneath her, but Thomas catches her before she hits the ground. I look up at Rafael, silently pleading with my eyes - just let me say hello to my sister, please - but he isn't even looking at me. Instead, he's staring at Thomas with a smirk that sends chills down my spine.
"What the f**k, Rafael? Why does she have a collar around her neck and on her hands and legs?" Thomas's voice booms through the room, raw with anger.
"Because she is my pet," Rafael replies simply, his fingers never stopping their slow caress through my hair.
"Are you f*****g nuts? She's a human being, not some animal!" Thomas's voice thunders through the room, his hands clenched into white-knuckled fists. "Take the damn collar off her now!"
Rafael merely smirks. "If you're not
