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Chapter Ten (Eirika - The Stranger in My Bed)

Eirika could no longer feel the biting cold; the pain in her body was still there but was now bearable. She was wrapped in the warm embrace of someone or something and she could hear the rhythmic beat of their hearts. Strangely enough, she felt safe and the thought made tears pooled at the back of her eyelids. The horrific scenes of her parents' execution played in her head, causing her to jerk, fighting to contain the pain that ripped at her inside – over and over. She heard herself emitting a soft whimper. She knew she could never be safe again.

"Ssh…" someone cooed close to her ear, "you are safe now. I promise," an unmistakable male voice whispered. The deep, husky sound seemed to soothe her to her very core, taking in a shaky breath she slowly relaxed and let the darkness take her.

When Arric raised his head, he caught his men giving the girl pitiful glances. None of them could tell of the horror she had been through before ending up in that ditch. He could only hope they wou
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