As the dim winter light edged through the gap between Fairfax’s heavy damask curtains, the man himself heaved himself out of bed. He could only feel the after-pain of his wound, now completely healed. As he tore off the dressing Christina had applied the previous night, he grunted with ironic satisfaction. Only the scar remained and even that would be g…
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