A Sea of Endless Light: An MM Sci-Fi Forbidden Love Romance by Chani Lynn Feener

Author:Chani Lynn Feener [Feener, Chani Lynn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-10-20T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17:

Jiro’s skull felt like someone had taken a sledge hammer to it.

Twice.

Groaning, he rolled over, struggling to untangle the sheets from around his legs, an effort that started small before escalating to him full-on kicking at the mattress hard enough to shake the frame. Once he was freed from their cloth-clutches, he blinked open his eyes, wincing the second he was met with harsh sunlight spilling in from the massive window directly across from the foot of the bed.

The blinds had been pulled away and he got a view of the bright blue sky and cotton candy pink clouds a moment before the noise that had woken him in the first place finally registered.

Someone was at the door.

He dragged himself up, grimacing when that caused his headache to worsen, and then glanced around the floor for something to cover himself up with. It took a while for him to recall that he’d left all of his clothes in the bathroom, which seemed way too far away now that he was looking.

Where was Fox?

Realizing that he was alone was enough to have him jolting out of the rest of his sleepy state, and he shot to his feet. Aside from the continued knocks on the door, there were no other sounds in the hotel room.

Disappointment clutched at him, tightening around his chest with a vice grip that almost had him dropping back into bed. He noticed the white robe tossed over the back of one of the chairs before he could and that got him into motion. Whoever was at the door clearly had no intentions of leaving until he answered.

He tugged the thin material on and was in the process of tying the sash around his waist when it hit him that maybe it was Fox. Perhaps he’d gone out and forgotten to bring the keycard with him.

With renewed vigor, Jiro bolted across the room, barely noticing the feel of the cold wood floor against his bare feet. He slammed his palm against the panel at the side, mouth already open to ask where Fox had gone as the door slid open to reveal—

The Imperial Prince.

It felt like he’d been dosed in ice water and for a moment Jiro stared at the prince dumbly.

Obsidian was in the process of smiling at him, but now that smile faltered, morphing into a frown. “Captain? Is everything all right?” He glanced over Jiro’s shoulder into the room, as if he’d find something there to explain Jiro’s wholly unfriendly and unprofessional reaction to his arrival.

Jiro cleared his throat and took a deliberate step back, silently welcoming the prince inside. “Nothing, my apologies, majesty.”

“Were you still asleep?” Obsidian frowned and entered, eyes drifting toward the bed and the rumbled sheets.

While his attention was momentarily off of him, Jiro worked on piecing back his usual composure, settling his features into a blank mask and straightening his shoulders as if he were in his uniform and not this entirely uncomfortable and practically see-through robe.

Obsidian’s gaze lingered on the bed a little too long, though, and Jiro found himself worrying.

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