Dark Rider by Elizabeth Monvey

Author:Elizabeth Monvey [Monvey, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

The next morning Hark sat on his bed, hands shaking and his stomach churning. Shame flooded him, and he realized he’d messed up. Last night had been pretty incredible, and then he’d turned into an asshole. How could he talk to the man he cared for like that? How could he let his thirst control him? He needed to find Alisander and apologize.

As he stood, his nausea rose sharply, and he barely made it to the toilet before throwing up. Again and again, he emptied his stomach until all that came up was bile. Shaking and sick, he collapsed on the cool marble floor, unwilling to go too far in case he needed to vomit once more.

Sometime later, he woke up. Light no longer streamed through the windows, and the world shifted back into position as he sat up. He no longer had the need to throw up, but he desperately wished he had something to drink. A knock came on his door, and he rose to answer. A servant stood there, holding a rolled up piece of paper.

“This came for you.”

Hark took it and opened it up as the servant left. As he read the short missive, his self loathing went up a notch even as his heart began to pound. He hurried from his room, down the corridor, until he reached Cax’s room. He banged on the wooden frame, and a moment later it opened to reveal the Mercenary half dressed. Even in his frantic state of mind he couldn’t help but notice how perfectly sculptured Cax’s body was, and unexpectedly, he felt his cock stiffen.

No, not again!

“What’s the matter?” Cax asked, frowning.

Hark had to force his desire down. “Alisander’s been taken.”

He held out the note, and Cax read it quickly before he turned to dress, slipping on his tunic and doublet before buckling on his weapons.

“Did anyone see who did it?”

“I don’t think so.”

“Why was Ali out of the castle at this time of night?”

“Because of me,” Hark whispered. “I sent him for a bottle of wine.”

Cax grabbed him by the throat and practically threw him against the wall. Hark didn’t even try to fight back. He saw Cax frown as he leaned in and studied his neck.

“There’s a hickey on you. One that wasn’t there yesterday.” Hark saw realization dawn on his face. “I see. You do know he’s asked me to take him with me when I leave.”

“He can’t leave.”

“He can and he will, but right now is neither the time nor place for this discussion. We need to find Ali.”

“I say we question our number one suspect,” Hark said.

Cax nodded. “Agreed. Hold on.”

Cax focused, and suddenly the edges of the area seemed to blur, shift off kilter, and a portal opened up before them. It ... shimmered, slightly unfocused around the edges as it touched the barrier. “Ready?”

Hark took a deep breath and nodded.

****

They materialized in front of the merchant building, and even though Hark was a little wobbly, he wasted no time rushing up the steps and into Laurltrant’s domain.

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