It’s unmistakably Oliver’s voice that echoes off the walls, but Alastair cannot see him. Both him and his father whip their heads around, but cannot pinpoint where the sound is coming from.

“Oliver?!” Alastair calls desperately. “Oliver, you have to leave! It’s not safe—“

Alastair is cut off by the brutal hand of his father smacking him to the ground. He’s on the floor before he can even register the pain. When it does come, he thinks his jaw ...