Only Skin Deep: Paranormal MMM Romance by Kelex

Author:Kelex [Kelex]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Twisted E-Publishing, LLC
Published: 2023-08-03T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter

Thirteen

“Are you going to cook out on the grill?” Daniel asked, running his palms over the green apron he wore. He’d helped Ash pop the potatoes in the oven, marinate their steaks, and prepare a big salad bowl while Luca helped Colby in the studio. “Our dad used to cook on the grill all the time.”

Grilling outside? Maybe… “Has anyone used it recently?”

Daniel scratched his head. “No.”

An hour of cleaning before he could cook didn’t sound appealing. “I think we should just use the stove. Next time, we can clean the grill and cook out there.” Ash grinned. “Maybe we can cook burgers and hotdogs this weekend?”

“Yeah!” Daniel said, grinning. “I like that. With potato salad. My mom made yummy potato salad.”

“Do you have her recipe?”

“I helped her make it a lot,” Daniel said, rushing across the kitchen. He grabbed a book from a shelf above the booth in the breakfast nook and flipped it open. He rustled through a few pages. “Here it is.”

“Great,” Ash said, sliding the salad bowl into the fridge. “You can show me how to make it. I bet you know all her secrets.”

Daniel grinned—but the smile quickly faded.

Ash leaned on the island. “Where did that smile go?”

Daniel stared at a piece of paper in his hand. “I’m sad.”

“Want to talk about it?”

Daniel’s eyes shone with tears. “I miss my family.”

Ash rounded the island and saw the paper was a photograph. When he looked over Daniel’s shoulder, he spied two small boys smiling up at their beautiful mother seated in that very kitchen—who gazed upon them with nothing but adoration. Ash offered a hug, and Daniel took the offer quickly, squeezing him around the chest.

He stroked the man’s back. “I understand how it feels to miss your family. I miss mine, too.”

Daniel stepped back. “Did your family die?”

Ash nodded, still adjusting somewhat to Daniel’s direct—yet benignly asked—questions. “My parents and my brothers were in a terrible accident a long, long time ago.” The one time he hadn’t gone out on his father’s fishing boat was the one time his family never made it home. “I lost them all.”

“My brother is still here,” Daniel said. “Will he die because of the bad men?”

“Luca and I are doing everything we can to keep you and your brother safe from the demons and anything else that might harm either of you.”

“Are you our new family?” Daniel asked.

Ash fought the smile coming to his lips. He didn’t want to get Daniel’s hopes up—not when Colby wasn’t ready to accept their mating, yet they were connected, no matter what. Even if Colby refused them, Luca and Ash would protect the brothers for the rest of their lives. “I’d love to have a little brother again.”

Daniel whooped with delight, a bright smile back on his face. “I’ve only been a big brother. Never a little brother.”

Ash’s chest tightened. Daniel’s joy was contagious. “It’s been a long time since I’ve had a little brother. You might need to remind me what do big brothers do.

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