The Price of Disrespect

~SIENNA POV~

The word stays in the air like smoke. ‘Nobody.’

I feel Rafael's chest vibrate against my back. It isn't a laugh. It is a low, deep rumble that rattles my teeth. It's the sound of a fault line snapping deep underground right before the earthquake hits.

He doesn't stand up. He doesn't shout. He simply stops tracing circles on my thigh. His hand goes still, heavy and hot through the thin