Then:

Strong arms circle my waist pulling me away from Brennan’s body. I kick and claw at the air, desperate to get back to him. “Brennan? Brennan?! No! No!” A large hand covers my mouth and my arm is wrenched painfully against my back. A voice growls in my ear, “Listen sweetheart you need to shut the fuck up or both of us are going to be dead. Got it?”