Blood and Betrayal by Aimee Brissay

Author:Aimee Brissay [Brissay, Aimee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General Fiction
Publisher: a
Published: 2020-05-21T16:00:00+00:00

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“Oh, wow. That was… Wow.”

For once the kid was under-reacting. It had been mind blowing. Adam fit so well in his arms. Like he was made for him.

And that alone was wrong. Because it was Lucinda who made him, not Darien, and that brought him back to his problem. The kid, his very presence in his house, was dangerous.

But damn it, Adam felt so good against him. He met the fledgling’s dazed eyes and something stirred inside him. Dazed was a good look on Adam, one he wanted to see a lot more.

“Yeah, it was. We should go.” He drew back, disentangled himself from Adam, and grabbed the toilet paper to clean himself up, ignoring the hurt look on the kid’s face.

“Are you okay?”

“Yes. Why?”

“You look upset.”

“I’m fine. Just tired.”

To his surprise, he realized it was true. He was tired, an unexpected weariness having taken up residence in his bones.

Adam turned his back to him, his shoulders set, busying himself with a washcloth in the sink.

“Where are we going?”

“To Paradise Lost. That’s why I came up here in the first place.”

“Excuse me?”

“Paradise Lost. Zephyr’s bar.”

“Ah. Zephyr.”

Suddenly the kid was rubbing himself clean furiously, like trying to reach his back through his stomach, the bitter stench of jealousy wafting from him.

“What’s wrong?”

“Nothing.”

Darien sighed. He didn’t need the smell to know what was bothering Adam, but he hoped the fledgling would open up to him about his feelings.

Adam threw the washcloth to the side and turned to face Darien, his eyes serious and jaw set. “Why are we going there?”

“There are a few people I want to see.”

“And you don’t trust me enough to leave me alone here.”

“Very perceptive of you.”

“Fine. Let’s go.”

Adam strolled past Darien and into the bedroom. He flung open the closet and then turned.

“What should I wear? Casual or formal?” Sarcasm dripped from his every word, but it only served to highlight the emptiness of the kid’s closet.

“Casual is fine. You can borrow something of mine for tonight, and we’ll get you your own stuff tomorrow.”

“Jeez, thank you. My jeans not good enough for your boyfriend?”

“He’s not my boyfriend.”

“He’s not? He seemed awfully cozy here the other day. Does he know you’re sleeping out on him?”

Darien let out another long sigh. “Once again, he’s not my boyfriend.”

“Really?” That single word was full of sarcasm. “So if you tell him you fucked me, he won’t care?”

Pursing his lips, Darien pondered the question. If he were to be honest with himself, Zephyr would care. He wouldn’t be jealous per se, as both had taken an occasional lover on the side during their years together, but he’d care nonetheless.

“Just as I thought.” Adam scoffed.

Darien ignored him and continued. “You’ll see for yourself when we get there. And to get back to the question at hand…there’s nothing wrong with your jeans. If you want to call them that. They’re holding together by only a few threads.”

“Yeah, well, they didn’t come off well from the last meeting with Lucinda. If we could swing by my house, I can get my own clothes.

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