Catori/Maniac's POV

Fury and disbelief churn inside me as Brittany thrashes and yells. This isn’t her. Brittany doesn’t act like this. Ordinarily, she’d have followed orders, wiped away a few tears, and moved on. Never in all the years I’ve known her could I have imagined this kind of fight.

She’s always been soft. Sure, she could be tough when it suited her, but it was rare. What just happened? Her behavior flashes through my mind like a warning, ...