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Chapter 21

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Chapter 21

A bucket of hot water was situated right beside Lucifer, as Tricia dipped a small towel in, allowing it to drip, before she squeezed carefully with her hands.

“Tricia, I told you, it’s fine.” He said, wincing as the warm towel touched his injuries. He tried to move her hand away, clenching his jaw to hide the pain. The tussle between he and Ana had left him scraped up, and as much as he tried to hide it from Tricia, she could tell.

She could always tell. She’d nurtured him ever since he was little, so it was only normal to know him in and out.

“Nonsense!” She swatted his hand away annoyingly as she looked up at him. “You need this, otherwise it’s going to keep getting sore.” She mumbled, repeating the process until she had touched every single bruise across his back and abdomen.

“What would I do without you?” He chuckled, shaking his head.

“Quite literally nothing, I fear. You move with reckless abandon, child. Be careful.” She tugged on his ear teasingly, placing the t
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