The End of Darkness by Shea Balik

Author:Shea Balik
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: MM, Gay Romance, LGBT Romance, Paranormal Romance, LGBT Fantasy Fiction
Publisher: Shea Balik
Published: 2021-04-09T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 14

That had been the start of a week from hell. Ever since that moment, Eirik had pushed Ryley, as if trying to force him to cry, “uncle.” Admittedly, about every five minutes Ryley had been beyond tempted to beg for mercy, but he’d refused to give into the temptation and let Eirik win.

There wasn’t a muscle in his body that didn’t scream in pain, even his hair hurt. Lying in bed a week later, Ryley’s brain scrambled for a reason not to get up, but even the effort to think was too much for his abused body.

When Eirik said ‘train’ he wasn’t kidding. Every hour of every day was planned out by his sadistic need to punish Ryley for besting him. Okay, so, maybe some of it had to do with ensuring Ryley could defend himself in hand to hand combat. Maybe.

Ryley still believed Eirik’s fragile ego had been bruised when Ryley flipped him. Smiling again at his comeuppance, Ryley decided it was still worth it. Even now, when all he wanted to do was sleep, yet he could hear Eirik’s footsteps outside his door, no doubt with his fist ready to bang on the door to tell Ryley he was late, Ryley didn’t regret putting the pompous jerk on his ass.

Before Eirik’s fist made contact with the door, Ryley decided it was time to stand up for himself. “I’m taking the day off,” he yelled.

Every single day Ryley had been expected to run and lift weights, before enduring four hours of martial arts that had left most of his body bruised. That was all before lunch, which he was only given an hour to eat and relax before heading back down for another three hours of weapons training.

The door opened without Eirik even asking for permission. “What’s wrong?” Eirik’s eyes darkened with desire when they landed on him still in bed with nothing covering his chest.

Ryley’s heart sped up. He swore, even from across the room he could feel the heat of the man’s gaze roam over his body. A whimper rose up from his throat, causing Eirik’s gaze to snap to Ryley’s mouth.

That had been the worst part about this week. Being near Eirik, even touching him as they battled, yet not being able to do what he really wanted, to run his tongue along every ridge and dip of his perfectly defined body in order to taste him.

Eirik took a step into the room, his eyes practically glowing as he kicked the door shut behind him. But he didn’t come any further. The unasked question hung heavily between them.

Was this the right thing to do?

Ryley’s cock gave an unmistakable twitch of approval. If he let his body decide, the answer would be a resounding, “YES!” But his body’s needs weren’t the only factor to consider.

There were consequences that they still didn’t fully understand if they went through with this. What Ryley wasn’t sure about, did it matter? When it came to the attraction he felt for Eirik, more often than not, Ryley was more than willing to throw those concerns out the window.

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