Hazel was silent as Bast spoke, knowing not to interrupt. It was a natural instinct for her, but this was even stronger. It was just another way that he could see the strength of what he'd done to her.

Not that he cared for the moment, but throwing her back to this state would likely be a problem in the future. She'd have to find herself, build herself back up, again. And that wouldn't be easy, at all.

"Would you like my help?" She asked, not moving aside from speaking. He hadn't told her to do anything, after all.

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"She's already used to me not wearing it." Hazel told him honestly.

"When I was asked, I said that I was trying to move past it. It convinced her." There was a matter of fact element to the backside of her voice, something that couldn't be rightly identified without knowing.

"When would you like her?"

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"She will be working late tonight. I do not know if Ilias is goingto be with her." Hazel told him.

"Just tell me when." She added. "And what you wish me to do."

If she had any limits, she wasn't making it easy to identify them.

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Hazel nodded.

"Of course." She stated.

"When?" She asked. She didn't know if he wanted her to leave to do so right then, or if he wanted to do anything first.

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Hazel didn't say anything, but nodded.

"Of course." She stated.

---

Hours later, there was a knock on Bast's office door. It was annoyed, impatient.

"Pointless to be here." She muttered as she waited.

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Kiah said.

"No. I'm not hanging around. I'm only here to say I DID come and speak to you. Even if it was barely." She told him honestly, looking a bit on the impatient and annoyed side.

"So, I'm taking off, now that we have spoken."

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Kiah let out a cry of surprise as she was pulled in, and when she felt herself with his hands around her waist, she squirmed out of his grasp. Or at least she tried.

She felt something she couldn't identify though, as she tried, as he grabbed her wrist again.

"Sebastien!" She exclaimed.

"Whatever the fuck you're doing. Stop. Sharp will hear about this if you don't." Kiah promised, her voice unimpressed. She didn't know what was going on, entirely, but she wasn't going to stand for it.

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Kiah was silent, most certainly surprised by the kiss. She staggered back out of surprise, as he had relaxed his grasp on her.

"What the FUCK?!" She exclaimed, but didn't move away from him. She couldn't bring herself to, and she had no idea why. She knew what Bast was, but at no point was there anything that gave her an inkling of a thought of it being because of what he was.

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Kiah couldn't argue that, but she knew that she should. However, knowing and doing were two very different things, and she could feel that 'knowing' feeling fading.

Whatever he was doing, whatever it was that was in the room, was making it extremely difficult for her brain to work properly, for her perceptions to be fully attuned. She staggered back a few more paces, onto the couch he had in there, her hands at her head. She was at war with herself, knowing that she had to ge tout of there, but not able to.

It was fading though. Bast stepped up and sat down beside her, an arm across her shoulders, acting nice and comforting.

"Are you all right?" He asked, his voice concerned, silken, and promising far more than it was likely she could perceive at the moment.

"I... I need to get out of here." Kiah managed to say after a few seconds. She didn't move to leave though. He could hear the stress in her voice about this entire situation, wahtever the hell it was that was going on, and easily at that. He just reached over and gently cupped her chin, directing her gaze toward his.

"Why? You're happy here, aren't you?" He asked, his voice calm. Kiah didn't respond, couldn't, really. She was too caught up in his brown eyes to even notice anything else for the moment.

He released her chin, now that hhe could tell she absolutely could not look away, before reaching up to her hair and carefully using his sharp nails to just cut her hair tie, causing her long red and blonde hair to fall around her. As it did, he just smirked.

"Your trust me, implictly." He stated. "Tell me you do."

"I trust you." There was an almost airy echo to her voice, much like with Hazel's was the first day he grabbed her.

"Good girl." Bast said. He had her, and it seemed to be quite strong, as well.

---

She stepped into the entrance with a wince.

"I hate the sun." She muttered, noticing Jake sitting there and approaching.

"Yo. I'm here to pick up something from my sis. She here or home?" She asked, her voice curious.

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"Yeah, I know where they are." Kaia assured him with a nod.

"Been to bug Evan enough." She added with a light laugh before sighing.

"You ok?" She asked. "You sound... rough."

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