"Oh, right!" Electra let go and gestured toward Ray, introducing him to Rachel. "This is my master, the magnificent Ray Morley!"

Rachel stared at her friend, baffled. She remembered Electra as fiercely proud, practically untouchable—and now she was calling some man "master"?

Absurd.

Ray paid it no mind and walked straight into the apartment.

He started pulling out food—not specifically for Rachel's benefit, but because he was hungry too.

This time, barbecue.

Flames licked at the meat, fat