"It's not in your blood," he said quietly as he sprayed the disinfectant on her wounds. "I guess people get hurt easily, but people are pretty resilient too. Look at us, we're still going." Then he paused and said, "I thought it was just your mum you were worried about. Is it your dad too?" Was he hurting her? His eyes fell on the bruises on her wrists he hadn't seen before and his stomach clenched in what could very well end up being fury, depending on how she answered that question.
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