Lucien bends his upper body and his head bowing as if he is about to fall to his hands and knees. But he holds himself with bent knees, they seem weak and shaky, and he stays hunched over with his head in his hands. Heavy panting echoes in the room faintly with occasional groans of pain. Half of his face was covered in beads of sweat. His left hand shakily moves from his head to the ground, the spot where the old blood stains were left, remaining in place after all these years. A tear slides down from his eyes as his heart aches from re-expressing what his imposter self felt - when his mate was attacked that time. Not only is he feeling what his alter ego felt. He also felt what his mate was experiencing during the whole traumatic situation. The man finally falls to his knees as desperate gasps for air echo in the abandoned room, the gasps turn into grunting as a sharp throbbing takes place in his stomach, his right hand clutching his stomach
Lucien: Waaaahhhh!... Uuuahhh!