Chapter Five Possession I heard the door open behind me. The b***h was home. I couldn’t help but shuddering, thankfully not enough to set off the motion sensors. I heard two sets of heels enter and stop behind me. “Who’s that?” a young feminine voice asked. “You mean what,” my owner answered. “I mean... what?” “Yes,” she said. “But... ” “But, what?” my owner asked. “That’s a... man, Amanda.” “No, Julie, it’s not.” “It looks like a man.” “Looks can be deceiving.” “Still... ” “Julie, I agree that even I use the pronoun ‘who’ or ‘he’ when referring to him as if that were a person but, it isn’t.” “Amanda, I... ” “Julie, trust me. That creature crouching there is not a man.” “Okay... so... what is... ... it?” “One of my possessions.” “Possessions?” “Yes, like that lamp

