The Stone Warriors: Damian by D. B. Reynolds

Author:D. B. Reynolds [Reynolds, D. B.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
ISBN: 9781611947229
Publisher: ImaJinn Books
Published: 2016-06-14T22:00:00+00:00

“And daughters,” she added automatically.

“There were daughters, of course,” he agreed almost dismissively. “But sons were far more important.” He shrugged when she scowled at him. “It was a different era. Hell, it might even have been a different world than this one. But none of that matters, because I didn’t produce a son or a daughter.”

“And you think. . . you thought then that it was because you weren’t real.”

A frown line deepened above his nose, but he nodded. “And I wasn’t the only one who noticed. No one dared say anything to my face—not even Straton, Nico’s bully of a brother—but it was whispered about behind my back.”

“What about the women who lined up to fuck you?” she asked, reaching down to stroke his cock through the denim. “Did they complain that you weren’t real? That this”—she pressed hard against his straining erection—“wasn’t real?”

“No,” he admitted.

“Consider this, then,” she said patiently. “Did Nick have any children?”

He frowned, as if he’d never considered that before. “No. But no one expected—”

“No,” she interrupted. “Probably because, like his father, he cast a spell to prevent such a thing from happening. And since the two of you are linked—”

“You think his spell affected me.”

She lifted one shoulder in a shrug. “It makes sense.”

He was quiet for a long moment, and then he asked, “What do you see when you look at me?”

“Magic-wise, you mean,” she said with a small smile. “This isn’t just you fishing for compliments, right?”

He gave in to his instincts and tugged her closer. He knew she didn’t need protecting, but he couldn’t help wanting to do it. There were beasts in the woods around here. Animals that would be drawn to the presence of two humans where they shouldn’t be. Besides, he simply felt better when she was close.

“Magic-wise,” he agreed. “What do you see?”

“The first time I saw you in that alley behind the Kalman, I sensed magic inside you. I’m not strong when it comes to personal magic—I’m better with things than with people—but with you. . . . I knew you weren’t a sorcerer. It wasn’t like that. But you resonated almost the same way. At first, I thought you were just a lesser magic-user—”

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