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You okay now ?" he asked. "Okay." He tightened his arms and lifted me off my feet. "Mercy?" he growled into my ear. I wrapped my legs around his waist. " Yeah" , I said. "Me too.

Patricia Briggs (2011). “River Marked”, p.143, Penguin
You okay now ? he asked. Okay. He tightened his arms and lifted me off my feet. Mercy? he growled into my ear. I wrapped my legs around his waist.  Yeah , I said. Me too.