Chapter 51 Intimacy Comes With A Price

• Iris is incredibly innocent, completely unaware, and unable to protect herself. This leaves Emerald deeply concerned.
• Her mind is so full of worry for her friend that there’s hardly any room for anything else.
• Alaric, noticing Emerald's distracted state, leaned in close and whispered softly in her ear, "We're all adults. What we choose to do is up to us. Besides, your friend seems quite... willing."