"I agree. I don't think she's making him kill, although it's possible she talked him into starting." She paused and then said, "I think she's created a channel between them."

My eyes widened, and I almost dropped my cup. Olivia reached out to steady it before it could spill. "You mean she's siphoning blood energy from his kills?"

She smiled in approval. "Yes. Hence the preponderance of red in the orange."

Good thing no one was listening. That statement out of context must sound really weird. I was thinking fast. Finally, I said, "What's she using the extra power for?"

Frowning, Olivia said, "Assuming you're right about her being the one causing the buildings to collapse, it'...

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