Leonardo looked at me, shock ringing on his face. I fought the part of me that wanted to quickly apologize and take the beating, knowing that was all too easy. As Leonardo and I stared each other down, his expression got darker and more furious. Eventually, he spoke in almost a whisper.
"Did you want to repeat yourself, slave?" As he was speaking his voice got progressively louder, until he screamed the last word in my face. I once again fought the urge to flinch, as I responded in my calmest voice possible.
"No." I stated calmly. "I'm through, Leonardo. You can kill me if you want, I don't care anymore. I'm done being your pet." I kept my chin high and voice defiant, despite every bone inside me that told me to run for the hills.
Before I was even done with my sentence, I was once a
