The Mission by Barbara Elsborg

Author:Barbara Elsborg [Elsborg, Barbara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: MM romance
Publisher: self-published
Published: 2023-11-10T18:30:00+00:00

Conrad almost fell asleep in the car. Arlo nudged him when Rurik pulled up outside the Alpenland Chalet.

“Sure you’re all right?” Arlo asked.

“Yep. Thanks for the lift, Rurik.”

“You’re welcome.”

Arlo helped Conrad get his skis from the roof rack.

“I was scared,” Arlo whispered.

“So was I.”

“You’re not to leave my sight tomorrow.”

Conrad smiled. “What if I need the loo?”

“Hey, there are terrible dangers in toilets. No peeing by yourself. And don’t poke anything through any holes. I’m going to stay right next to you.” He gave Conrad a quick kiss and got back in the car.

Conrad went into the chalet through the basement entrance and changed out of his boots into his shoes. He left the skis and poles in the drying rack and made his way upstairs. He spotted Mark and the others in the bar, but they didn’t see him. Conrad was really tired but he thought a swim might warm him up and ease his aches and pains, so he hung his stuff up to dry and put on his swim shorts.

It was still snowing when he opened the door onto the deck, so he left his gown and flipflops under cover and walked through the snow to the water. Cold, cold, cold! The hot tubs were busy but the pool was empty, water vapour curling up into the air in snaky tendrils. He was hoping the pool was the perfect temperature and it was. Hard not to moan in pleasure when he submerged himself.

Conrad swam slowly, going over what had happened. Was he being paranoid imagining Mark had moved those poles? Were they easy to move? That didn’t seem sensible, but then who’d imagine someone would want another person to fall? If Mark had moved them, Conrad didn’t think he’d meant to do anything more than scare him. Well, he had scared him, but the outcome could easily have been a whole lot worse. If he’d fallen off the lip at the bottom… Conrad gulped.

He wasn’t sorry that Rurik now knew Mark had walked off and left him. Mark had got away with too much for too long. The first time he’d left bruises on Conrad’s arms should have been the last time. Conrad refused to be a victim anymore. Maybe he ought to look for another place to work. He had a horrible feeling Mark was always going to be a thorn in his side one way or another.

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