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A lash of relief ran through Daphne’s body as she stood up. Her shaky legs carried her to the high king-sized, well-arranged bed with a red bedsheet clinging to it. She climbed onto it and gave him her back. Tears prickled the back of her eyes, and she didn’t know why. She blinked quickly to keep them away.

The bed dipped, and he climbed in behind her. He was still clothed, she noticed, as his clo