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She nestled in, rolled over to scoot back against him and tugged his arms tight around her.
He was quiet. Deathly still. Holding her. Listening until her shuddering sobs stopped and she subsided in slumber. He took in the scent of her. Her smell, the texture of her hair and skin. Lightly caressing his fingertips over her shoulder and down her arm.
After a time, she rolled over to snuggle against him. Wiggling her hips and arms in until she was cuddled against his middle.
Once she was still, he slid back enough to see her face. Caressing her cheek and outlining her brows and the slope of her nose with a reverent fingertip. Moving to the sharp lines of her defined cheekbones.
I’m going to miss her face.
He couldn’t imagine the Blue Lark, nor Winter Haven without her. Her vibrant red hair and fiery nature made this place feel alive.
Makes me feel alive.
He’d always had her here, ever since he’d first gotten
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