Slowly, Lucien started coming to awareness. The darkness of the night has disappeared from the bedroom, replaced by the light of the day.

He'd slept through the night and he'd slept without nightmares. Again.

His eyes found Danika who slept beside him, his forehead ceased on a frown. It is her.

It's not a medicine Baski might have made, or Vetta's sexual techniques or writing scrolls until he's at the point of exhaustion. It is her. It is Danika.

Lucien doesn't know how that is possible, but he had slept again and that's all he could think of.

He got up from the bed and went to the bathroom. He has a day in court today and it's important if he attends on time.

Danika stirred again when she held the sound of water rushing. She got up from the bed and groaned when her sore muscles protested.

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