Madi: stab
After everything that Max had experienced so far in life, nothing could have prepared him for this moment. He thought it would be simple, but like usual, he had been wrong. When Madi was poisoned he knew he needed to keep her away from her sister, his family, and any humans. It was entirely possible she might lose control so he'd taken her somewhere he'd thought he could keep her safe.
Max didn't want to have to hurt Madi, so he kept an eye on her, hovering nearby as he watched her carefully.
He'd been trying to remove the toxins naturally, forcing Madi to sweat them out, but he thinks the process had a more negative effect as Madi began trembling, sweat beading on her skin. "Shhh, I've got you.. you're gonna be okay" He whispered, leaning down to take a wet rag, cleaning her face off.
She'd reached up for him but all Max did was pull back, not wanting to risk her trying to feed from him. She might lose control.
Turning his back on her he dipped the cloth into a bowl of cold water, wringing it out before turning back towards the bed where he found Madi rising out of it. "Mads..." He whispered carefully, holding his hands up. "It's okay.."
As she lunged he forced himself backwards, unwilling to hurt her. "Madi stop! You were poisoned, it's okay. It's okay!" He finally moved towards her, he knew if he had to he could shift, protect himself. But he wasn't going to kill another girl he cared for by tearing her apart.
He could calm her down, get her back into bed and once the poison wore off things would go back to normal.
Before he could grab hold of Madi he felt a sharp pain in his chest, causing him to look down at Madi's hand, curled around a pair of scissors buried deep within his chest. Blood immediately pooled around his shirt, soaking into the fabric as his eyes lifted back to meet Madi's.
He watched the veins grow beneath her eyes, the whites turning blood red as her fangs bared at him before descending upon him quickly. Max didn't really feel the pain, even as the tears pushed their way down his face. All he did was cling to Maddie, just holding her. "It's okay, Mads.. I've got you.." He whispered, his voice breaking as his fingers grew numb.
When the scissors were finally yanked out his body jolted for a moment before falling still, his eyes wide and filled with tears.