First Laughter

VALERIC blinked shockingly, and an unexpected foreign low chuckle rose through him at the girl's breathless retorts. Yet again, that strange feeling. This was a different sort of amusement, it was like something he'd never felt before. And his first reaction to that feeling was to laugh a little, something he'd never done in his life before. 

"I never said you're weak. And I don't think you're weak. You're you, it doesn't matter if you're a recessive or pure omega. That doesn't define you, so don't be too conscious of it, at least not with me. I don't pay heed to it, and it doesn't matter to me." 

That had to be the longest sentence he'd spoken in one breath. 

But that wasn't what left Stella stunned. It was his laugh. Though it sounded too low to even consider a laugh, it was still one. This was the first time she'd ever seen him express himself with emotions other than anger. 

"You… You laughed."  

Valeric paused. "I…suppose?"