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His head was bleeding. So was his shoulder and his arm, and those were just the parts of him she could see. It looked like he’d made contact with a blunt surface several times as well. So many questions filled her head, but she couldn’t ask any of them. Despite his firm grip on her, it was obvious he needed help.
They didn’t have to ask. Before the ocean could plunge them into the rocky shoals one more time, Cadence realized they were both floating out of the surf. Surrounded by blue healing light, as well as the ebb and flow of Cassidy’s powers, they slowly traveled up from the depths, holding onto each other with everything they had left.
Aaron’s bleeding stopped almost immediately, and before they even reached the cliff’s edge, she could tell he felt much better. “Are you okay?” she asked quietly, pulling his head to her shoulder.
“I am now.” Finally hearing his voice brought tears to her eyes, and s
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