Human Choices by Jaye McKenna

Author:Jaye McKenna [McKenna, Jaye]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: M/M Romance, Love’s Landscapes, gay romance, fantasy, other world, magic users, apothecary, slave, prison/captivity, past abuse, first time, hurt/comfort, dubious consent, attempted rape
Publisher: Goodreads M/M Romance Group
Published: 2014-11-27T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

It was raining. Khy was cold, wet, and sore, but he couldn’t bring himself to be miserable about any of it. The fact that he could feel anything was miraculous, and he’d take cold and wet over drugged into oblivion any day. Now that the drug Rikard had been feeding him had worn off, all of his senses were alive: colors were brighter, noises were sharper, and food had taste again.

His thoughts, which had only been able to move in tiny circles like fish trapped in a bowl, were suddenly free to roam. They might sometimes turn to dark and frightening things, but at least he had the ability to think and reason for himself once more.

The rain had started soon after sunrise, and it hadn’t let up. Khy had been following the road south all morning, walking by the side of the dirt track to avoid the puddles forming in the ruts left by the wagon wheels. The way his legs hurt and his ass burned, he wasn’t sure how much farther he could go without a rest. The clean breeches and tunic Mara had found for him yesterday were soaked through, and hung heavily on his slender frame.

Thinking of Mara— and then of Jaedin— made his stomach hurt. They’d both seemed genuinely concerned about him last night, and he’d repaid their kindness by… by doing whatever it was he’d done to Jaedin and then leaving the man lying on the floor of his cottage.

He stopped and turned to look back up the dirt track toward Rosefire. The little village had long since disappeared in the mist. He couldn’t even see the smoke rising from the chimneys anymore.

He hoped Jaedin was all right. He’d checked the man before he’d left the cottage. Jaedin had been breathing, and he hadn’t appeared to be hurt. Khy had guessed the big man would be furious when he woke, and hadn’t wanted to face his wrath. Now he wondered if maybe he should have stayed until Jaedin woke up, or at least stopped and asked Mara to check on him.

Except then he would have had to explain to Mara what had happened.

Khy shook his head, cheeks burning even though there was no one to see. Done was done. He couldn’t go back now. Rikard probably knew by now that Baine was dead. He’d send someone else, or worse, come and fetch Khy himself. It wouldn’t take Rikard long to discover that Khy was no longer a virgin, and once he did…

Khy shuddered at the thought of the Master’s rage. The more distance he could put between himself and Rikard, the better. Although if Mara was right, he wouldn’t be safe until he got rid of the collar. If Rikard could use it to track him, it wouldn’t matter how far or how fast he ran.

He turned to look up at the Fireskye. It was only a dull glow above the mountains through the gray curtain of the rain. The leythari Mara had

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