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"Ramariya? We're still in Ardhi...We have to get out before they find us."
Allegra declared, alarm written all over her face. She moved to leave the room when Aaric grabbed her hand, stopping her in her tracks.
"We're safe. Don't worry. You need to focus on recovering."
Aaric muttered, his eyes straying to the bandage on her back from the tank top she was wearing. She could see the regret in his eyes. The anger and rage that still simmered below. He hated the sight of her hurt or otherwise.
She had grown into someone He needed to protect and he would completely destroy anyone who felt otherwise.
Allegra could see the conflicting emotions swirling within his eyes. Rage was at the forefront and it gave her a flash of what had happened at the Sanctuary. It reminded her of the absol
