“Tell… tell me what changed between us?” He hesitated for a moment, and despite the cold night, Lessia’s cheeks warmed. But then one of Merrick’s hands landed over her own. “Everything,” he said. Her eyes followed his hand as it moved to her face, a finger gently trailing from her temple to her chin. Cupping it, he brushed his thumb over her heated skin. “I see you, Elessia Rantzier. I see how you fight to live through each day. I see how you fight to better yourself—whether it’s through training or understanding of others. I see how you fight to love so freely and so deeply. I see how you
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