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Denys He felt her move beside him in the bed. He fought the urge to tighten his arms around her. She didn’t realise that he was awake, and he didn’t want her to. He opened his eye a crack, watching her move to the window. Her face turned up towards the moonlight. She couldn’t see how perfect she was to him, and that made him upset. He heard her making snuffly noises and he finally broke. Her tears cut him, he hadn’t been able to stop what had happened to her. He moved over to her and gently scooped her up into his arms. Melody was shivering and he sat them both on the bed, pulling the quilt around her to warm her up. Denys held her close and started to sroke her head. “How can I help you Melody?” He asked her gently. She buried her head in his chest and cried. They stayed like that
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