‘I’m sorry, Red,’ Oliver said, voice too flat, too normal in this most un-normal time and place. It happened so fast. Oliver lunged at her, arms coiling around her waist, iron- tight, pinning down her arms. ‘Oliver, no!’ Red screamed. He lifted her off her feet, body braced against his as he stumbled toward the front door. ‘NO!’ Maddy screeched, inhuman, the sound curling in and out of Red’s ears as she writhed in Oliver’s grip.
