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He sighed quietly in relief when his mate accepted his terms, then managed a thin smile when she proposed they stop talking business and snuggle instead. Without answering, he shuffled closer to her and offered himself as a full body pillow against which she could make herself comfortable. Peregrine did his best not to move or otherwise jostle her, recalling all too well how painful injured ribs could be.

"It'll get better from here," he murmured to himself as much as to her as they cuddled close. He thought of Lasher's face and wanted to cry. Instead, he drew tighter against Fox, closed his eyes and lay still as he waited for sleep to take him.