"She's rusted over time. Let me cleanse it for her. Don't be like this, Alpha. Isn't this why you invited me over? To help your precious Luna to get over the barriers of her mind and realise her worth?"
Sehar went on to whisper into Laurel's ear "Who has ever achieved it without a little bit of pain?"
The pain lasted for an eternity.
An all too familiar metallic taste spread in her mouth the harder she bit down her teeth. Laurel broke out in sweat and heaved as if she ran an endless marathon.
She heard vague whispers but couldn't make out a single word.
"What did you do?" Laurel gasped over and over again, barely able to form complete sentences.
Darius left his chair and hugged Laurel into his arms, rubbing her back to offer some comfort.
"It's alright, it's over," he whispered
