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He followed after her, climbing in behind her. They sat side by side; he took some pillows and placed them behind her back to support her. “Better?”

“Yes.” She sighed in sheer relaxation, adjusting her back better into the soft fluffs behind her.

Then he took her foot into his hand. In the silence that followed, he examined the swell with a frown kneading his brows before he picked up the herb cre