She only patted him affectionately on the chest. He smoothed his hands up her arms and tried to let his anger go. That’s when he noticed something odd. He glanced down. “Your skin is smooth,” he noted. “Where’re the scars?” Violet bit her lip. “I asked Ada to heal them. I hope that’s not vain.” Indigo’s throat closed up with emotion. “Vi,” he rasped, grazing his knuckles against her jaw. “I only hated seeing them because I hated knowing you’d suffered.” “I know.” She smiled. “I did this because I wanted to give you something that meant I was yours. That you have something no one else has seen.
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