A Bitter Pill

~Freya~

Gael knelt down right beside Elise, his handsome face etched with a sickening level of intense concern. He did not even bother to look in my direction to check if I was unharmed. Instead, his large hands hovered nervously over her bleeding skin, treating her like she was made of fragile glass.

"Elise, what happened?" he asked. His tone carried a soft, soothing quality that I had not heard