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They made it back to the Fatuus mansion and Sam escorted Lilith upstairs to her wing. She wrapped a heavy blanket around her shoulders and poked up the fire crackling in the hearth.
A lot of people would define intimacy as sleeping together but for Sam, these acts of caring for Lilith were much more defining. It seemed strange to do them for someone she’d only known for a short while, someone that wasn’t Melissa. And at the same time… It came so natural.
A knock on the door startled her out of her thoughts and Justus came in with tea and a hot water bottle.
“Thank you,” Sam said as she accepted the tray and brought them over to the sitting area.
Justus shot her a weary smile. “Let me know if there’s anything else you need, Miss Rain.” He turned to Lilith and made a slight, respectf
