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I woke to sunshine streaming through the carved stone window.
Wait? Sunlight? How long had I been asleep? I couldn’t believe I’d missed my morning routine. I never did that. I couldn’t afford to or…
I grasped the spot over my heart, confused as to what was going on. I still felt the base level of pain, but apparently a few days at the Commune had already started to strip it away. My dragon was more at peace inside me than she’d ever been before.
“Knock, knock,” Tamsin said from the door.
A large smile spread over my face as I took her in. She looked beautiful in the sunshine. Her dark hair almost shimmered and her skin took on an earthy glow. Stunning.
No, Holly, you can’t have those thoughts.
I really needed to remember that Tamsin was completely off limits. She’d told me as muc
