Lexi's heart felt like it had stopped as she was stunned into silence and she took in the sight before her. She had no idea when they had last seen each other because of her fractured memories but deep down, her heart knew and recognised the loss that she had suffered for all those years.
The flickering torches filled the cavern with an almost otherworldly light, refracted and magnified by Bella's deep purple, pearlescent scales that seemed to shimmer through a myriad of hues as the light danced across her body.
She clutched at Orynn's hand as his chest rumbled soothingly beside her and he helped her to her feet. Her chest was tight with emotion as he led her closer, her breath caught in her throat and robbing her of the ability to utter the words that she wanted to.
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