With each passing moment, Jamie’s eyes grew heavier, his gaze losing its focus. Tears welled up in Claire’s eyes, mingling with the effects of the love potion that distorted her emotions. She silently prayed that Jamie would find solace in the oblivion overtaking him, shielded from the horrors unfolding before him. She couldn’t bear the thought of him witnessing her most vulnerable and violated state, robbed of her agency by the vile concoction forced upon her.