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Chapter 17 - Healing Hands

Author: Ruby
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Jolie POV

"Get some sleep, Ryder," I say softly, my voice barely above a whisper in the dim room. "Your war can wait until morning."

He doesn't move from where he sits on my bed, his weight creating a small dip in the mattress. His dark eyes study me like I'm something precious he might lose. "Stay with me for a minute," he murmurs, his voice rough with exhaustion.

My heart skips, heat creeping up my neck. "You're in my room," I point out, though the protest sounds weak even to my ears.

"Then let me stay." He reaches for my hand, his calloused fingers wrapping around mine, his touch gentle despite the blood still crusted on his knuckles. "Just until you fall asleep."

I should say no. Should maintain some kind of boundary between us. But the loneliness in his voice matches the ache in my chest, so I nod, unable to form words around the lump in my throat.

He stretches out on top of the blanket, fully dressed in his blood-stained clothes. I curl up beside him, my body fitting against his
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