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A STOLEN MOMENT

When King Leonidas pulled Daphne into a hug, blanketing her in his muscular arms, everything suddenly felt right in the world when she got over her shock from the gesture. She allowed her wet eyes to slide close, and she wrapped her arms around him.

It had been four weeks since she’d been in his arms. Four excruciating weeks of pain and misery.

Daphne closed her eyes and tightened