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“Aye, ye almost … well, ye were in a bad way, and ye be vulnerable now What ye have to do now is eat …” He pushed back and away froet a tray of food, and we’ll dine in here, for I’ll not be leaving ye alone—trust me in this Understood?”

She adored hiallant he didn’t see it, but she would let hiry”

He smiled, as happy as a boy who had just received the toy he had been longing for “Aye then, food!”

She watched him march over to the door, where he turned back to her “No one here will bother ye … so rest till I get back … and, lass, there will be chips!” With that he laughed and closed the door at his back

She smiled to herself He had noticed what she liked to eat He cared—didn’t that h for all eternity? She so needed forever

Royce looked up to find Chance with a huge tray of delicious-s so hout her body one

She sry”

“You are always hungry” He laughed “I like a woman with an appetite …” His eyes bore into hers with his double

A breath caught in her throat, and for a ht—and it wasn’t about food

He laid the tray down on the sideboard table and gently propped her up, retrieved the tray, which had table legs, and put it over her lap

He surprised her by kicking off his sandals and clied in front of her on the bed

“I had our cook prepare everything I saw you enjoy … and then one or two of my favorite Dravo dishes … so you could try them …”

He dug into what looked like a pastry filled with stew and plopped a spoonful of the delicious ingredients into her mouth

She savored it with her eyes closed and then looked at hi … no meat …?”

“Nofrom the same spoon