I saw the fear in Rachel's eyes as she nodded. After a minute, I let her go, and she started coughing.

"How could you do this to your own sister? You make me sick," Benjamin yelled at me as he rushed to help Rachel up.

"She's not my fucking sister," I said quietly, catching him off guard. "You told me to stay away from her, and I did. Now, make her stay away from me. I won't let anyone threaten my son, not even if I have to burn the whole damn world down to protect ...