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Chapter 45 Call to Arms

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(Bria POV)

When I come to, I’m in my own bed and morning light is slanting through the window. Lucille and Tyra are sitting side by side, staring at me worriedly. My body aches, but I feel so calm that it borders on being sedated.

Scenes from the hot spring come back to me and I break out in gooseflesh. Aiden was very rough, but I can’t deny how eagerly I responded to that. I’m sure his own flesh was scored more than once by my nails. He must have dressed me and carried me back here after I blacked out. I came so hard I lost consciousness. The thought seems ridiculous, but I know it’s true.

“Bria, are you alright? Should we fetch a healer?” Lucille asks anxiously. “Did the two of you fight? I can’t believe Aiden would batter his mate this way. No matter what he and Adrienne may be up to behind the scenes, he’s always maintained the façade of being the perfect gentleman,” Tyra adds.

“We didn’t fight,” I say, blushing deeply. Lucille looks confused, while Tyra gapes at me open-mouthed.
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