Nara, who hadn’t anticipated Vinson’s sudden attack, took the full impact of the headbutt. The blow sent him staggering backward, his vision spinning for a second. But before he could recover, Vinson lunged again, driving his fist square into Nara’s face. The hit landed hard, and Nara was thrown back, crashing into the dresser behind him.

“STOP! ARE YOU BOTH INSANE?!” Nelsy screamed at the top of her lungs. Her voice cracked under the weight of panic. This was chaos, absolute chaos. ...