The moment she saw Shannon break, she stopped what she was doing and pulled him out of her. This wasn't the time for sex and only forcing him through it while he was like this would only make things worse and she honestly didn't want to permanently break him. She pulled him into a hug, cradling him like a mother would a child, and petting his hair affectionately while she spoke to him. "It's alright, sobachka. Just breathe. I'm here for you."

All during the scene, Eli had been watching what was going on with a twisted glee that was almost frightening in its intensity. He wanted to see Shannon get beaten down physically and emotionally like he had been when he was held captive by the alternate version of Shannon that had been Awoken to his Aspect. Every single time Michelle beat Shannon down a little bit more, Eli got more and more turned on to the point where he was jerking off to his boyfriend's suffering. It was Shannon's breaking down completely that pushed Eli over the edge and he came hard in his pants, the intensity of the orgasm surprising him.

Because of it, he didn't immediately rush over to Shannon and instead had to collect himself and clean his hand off before he went to Shannon's side and added himself to Michelle's hug, arms around both of them and pulling them both close to him. "It's over now. You don't have to worry about getting hurt anymore. You did so good, my clever little sub. I'm so proud of you."