“Shit.” Sebastian hissed under his breath, while Francesca gasped and put a hand over her mouth.
Tobias stood on the stage in between his guards, who kept hold of his arms despite his slumped demeanor. He was pale, and trembling slightly, with unfocused eyes - though when Penny got closer his head. It took a second for his deep green eyes to focus, but when they did finally fix on Penny they flashed briefly with relief, before filling with anguish. Slowly, he shook his head back and forth, as if telling her not to stay for what was going to happen next. As he did so, she felt an upwelling of fear and shame, and knew it was coming from her mate. Even through all the wolfsbane they had been pumping him up with, as evidenced by the ugly bruises marking up his arms, they were close enough tha
