DADDY TROUBLES

SLOANE’S POINT OF VIEW. Lucien places me gently on the soft, cushion-like couch backstage, and kisses my forehead softly before asking; “Are you okay? Any panic attacks?” “No, I’m just….this is so weird,” I reply, a humorless chuckle escaping my lips, as I clutch the sides of the couch tightly. “Do you want anything? I can have them leave if you need them to.” He offers, but for some reason….I wanted to know the truth. Before I can tell him not to worry, Valerian, Ms Vale, Seraphina, and Ace walk through the curtains, their footsteps soft as they walk closer to us. “Sloane.” Valerian breathes out, but Lucien isn’t having it, because he rises to his feet and fixes Valerian with a harsh glare. “Do you realize what you’ve done? She’s fucking scared, and it’s all because you didn’t fucking think before acting.” “Believe me, this was the best way we could have gone. We spoke to a specialist, and he advised us to tread carefully because of the hypnosis you were under. If we had done anythi