Before the Darkness (Refuge Inc.) by Leslie Lee Sanders

Author:Leslie Lee Sanders [Sanders, Leslie Lee]
Language: nld
Format: epub
Tags: erotic MM, Romance MM
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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The dark continued to envelope them for

the next two hours of nonstop walking. Adam

really didn't feel like they were making much

progress until he saw another R with a halo

around it spray painted on the outer wall of a

freeway overpass. He languidly strode across

the fractured concrete bridge, looking behind

him occasionally at Elliot whose pace seemed to

be much slower.

The dog, however, appeared to have a

surge of energy running through him. He moved

much faster than either of them, trotting ahead

to sniff at a ragged car tire on the side of the

freeway bridge.

Once at the spray painted area of the

bridge near the freeway ramp, Adam stopped to

rest and wait for Elliot to catch up.

Elliot took his water out of his pocket. "I

need a minute. I don't feel good." He took a swig.

Adam's light shined against the wall and

ran his hand over the chipping black paint.

"What's the matter?"

"My head's killing me, my leg fucking

hurts and that damn rotten smell is making me

nauseous."

He noticed the putrid smell too and how

it grew stronger as time went on. "Sit down and

rest," he suggested.

Elliot slid down the wall and laid his head

back against the dusty concrete, and the bag of

beef jerky and what was left of the bottles of

orange juice on the loor beside him. "Sit with

me."

Adam shook his head and scoffed. "If I sit

down I might not get back up. Just warning you."

"You know, I've been thinking." Elliot

chuckled. "I wonder what the hell Refuge Inc. is

and if we're just wasting our time looking for it."

"What else are we gonna do with our

time?" He shined the light around at what

looked like a car parked next to the outer wall

on the other side of the wide bridge. "The place

might have other people. That's what we're

looking for, isn't it? It might be some sort of

shelter or medical center."

Titan trotted back from his leisurely stroll

up the bridge, sat down next to Elliot and licked

his face, making him smile. "You're a good dog.

And to think I was so scared of you."

"I was scared of you too, Elliot."

"Me? Why me?"

"I really thought there was no one else

alive, and was ready to say my peace with

everything. Then I saw you and realized I had a

second chance and that scared the hell out of

me. I didn't want a second chance. Wanted to

bury all my issues and move on to whatever was

next for me. Seeing you meant I had to be …

well, conscious of myself. I didn't want you to

know the real me or my fuck-ups. And I didn't

want to believe that other people could be alive

to know me and my fuck-ups either."

Elliot looked up at him, meeting his eyes.

"But now you know you don't have to hide

anymore, right?"

Adam nodded. That was easier to say for

Elliot. He didn't have a bag of bones he'd rather

leave buried in a closet somewhere. It was

better to change the subject than to add to the

question. "And you? Were you afraid?"

"I was hysterical. Who wouldn't be?"

Elliot answered with wide eyes. "I tried to hold it

together the best way I could, because I know

how I tend to get.

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