Lazar was going to break Sam. There was no possible way this would go any other way. There was a grip in his hair and Sam was provoking, clearly trying to get the focus off him. It was like being part of a car crash. He wanted to hit the breaks but he couldn't. Sam would suffer and die. He was human and so very mortal, Raphael knew he'd outlive him.

He didn't want someone like Sam added to his personal hell. The complications were numerous.

He closed his eyes and took a shaky inhale. "Y-You can't." Raphael's body trembled with a rejection of what he was about to do but he had to protect his Sam. For some stupid fucking reason. "Top Banana."