“I was asleep, Ed!” I yelled. “I was asleep, and he fucking branded me! Woke up in pain as he shouted ‘Now you can’t leave! Got the brand on you, son! You belong to Hallow Ranch.’” I twisted my torso to show him the scarred ‘H’ on my shoulder blade. “I begged, cried, shouted, fought…he didn’t take it off me…”
