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He stared at Daphne. She slept soundly beside him, oblivious of everything. His eyes lowered to her naked body. To the privacy of his own mind—and even with a bit of anger at himself for noticing—he admitted to himself that she had the most beautiful body he’d ever seen. And he had seen a lot.

Red marks that weren’t there last night marred her beautiful skin in several places. It reminded him of t