The Dragon's Devotion (Chronicles of Tournai Book 5) by Antonia Aquilante

Author:Antonia Aquilante [Aquilante, Antonia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: NineStar Press, Lgbt, fantasy, paranormal, shifters, dragons, magic users, bisexual, family drama, abduction/kidnapping, political intrigue, royalty
Publisher: NineStar Press
Published: 2017-09-03T16:00:00+00:00

AFTER, CORENTIN LET himself rest against Bastien for a moment. He wanted to stay there, cradled on Bastien’s body, but he’d crush him soon. It was just that if he stayed, right there, he didn’t have to think about how being with Bastien this way had shaken him. He’d been thinking about what he and Bastien would be like together, imagining having Bastien like this, but he’d never come close to the reality of it. He’d done his best to drive Bastien insane with wanting, to drive the sadness from his eyes, and ended up utterly undone himself.

He made himself move, lifting his head from where he’d buried it in Bastien’s neck. Raising himself up just enough so he wasn’t crushing Bastien, he took a moment to study him. Bastien’s eyes were closed and his expression far more relaxed than Corentin had ever seen it, but he didn’t think Bastien was asleep. A small smile flirted with the corners of his mouth, and his thick hair was tousled and spread around his head. Corentin gave in to the temptation to comb his fingers through the soft waves. Bastien let out a sigh, and the smile became more pronounced.

Bastien’s eyes fluttered open, and he stared up at Corentin. They gazed at each other for a while; Corentin had no idea what was going on in Bastien’s head, but he was glad to see that Bastien didn’t look as lost as he had when he’d arrived so unexpectedly at Corentin’s door. Unable to resist, Corentin kissed him.

“Will you stay?” he asked, keeping his voice to a whisper. Somehow it seemed appropriate.

Bastien didn’t answer immediately, and Corentin could almost see him thinking about it—whether he could or even wanted to—as he stared up at Corentin. He began to wonder if he should have asked, but finally Bastien nodded. “Yes, I’ll stay.”

“Good.” Corentin slid off Bastien and smiled at the little noise of disgruntled protest Bastien made. But he didn’t go far, only maneuvering both of them, with Bastien mostly limp and heavy, until they lay with their heads on a pillow, and then tugged the blankets up over them. He loved that Bastien turned on his side and snuggled back into him. He wrapped an arm around Bastien to keep him there.

Corentin didn’t plan on leaving the bed until morning, not with the warmth of Bastien’s presence against him. With a thought and a flick of his fingers, Corentin extinguished the flames of the candles in the sitting room and the bedchamber, leaving them with only the flickering light of the fire.

Bastien sucked in a quiet breath. “How did you do that?”

“I thought you were asleep.” Or well on his way anyway. “I…have a Talent for fire.”

A true statement as far as it went if not the whole truth. As much as Corentin didn’t want to lie to Bastien—not if he could help it, not about anything—he couldn’t tell Bastien the whole truth. It shocked him how much he wanted to. He’d never

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