Paul Vance was crouched in the doorway, his jacket damp at the shoulders.

Behind him, two officers held Julian against the hallway wall.

Paul Vance, the paramedic I had talked to at the fire station, kept his voice quiet.

“Mrs.

Miller.

Let me take a look at her.”

I passed Chloe to him.

She kept one fist around Bunny’s ear and one hand on my collar until Paul gently worked her loose.