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Chapter VII: You are loved
Salvatore's sling was off.
To say he was overjoyed was an understatement. He was euphoric.
The day he had returned with Arcangelo without that torturous device restricting his movements, he had resembled a child on Christmas morning. He had been so ecstatic that he was smiling all day and dancing to soundless music with his arms thrown up; an action which wasn't a very wise decision given that his recently healed arm began to ache too badly for him.
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