Pain hit her instantly and completely. Her body trembled in hard violent waves as heat surged through her veins and bones alike. It felt like something was burning through her from the inside, tearing its way through her blood and rewriting everything it touched.
"Ahh, wuwuwuwu," the sounds came out broken and involuntary as she jolted against the pain. It was heart wrenching to hear.
"Ethan, it hurts you bastard!"
Ethan moved instantly and caught her before she collapsed completely. He had known the first time was going to be genuinely life threatening and it showed in how quickly and firmly he moved to get her off the floor. This was not just pain.
This was a process that broke a person down from the inside because it was a change in bloodline and that was never gentle regardless of how prepared you were for it.
"Sophia!"
"I'm fine!" she forced out but her voice cracked and broke apart on the last word.
