Adeline finished treating Lucan's wounds, then gently lay her head back, her eyes blinking slowly at him. He was asleep, his lashes gently flickering, his face expressionless.
Adeline found the view quite mesmerising. He was different. From that night, she loved to tease him about. Maybe she was looking at it with different eyes. Maybe what had changed was her view of him.
But she could not be blamed for it. They had been though quite a bit, and it would be strange if the eyes she looked upon him had not softened by now.
She leaned as close as her rather awkward position would allow, her eyes taking him in, her fingers gently caressing the falling strands of his hair. She gave a small sigh, then folded her hands back, her eyes unblinking as she watched him.
She wondered how much of the pain h……
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