With a Kiss by Kim Dare

Author:Kim Dare [Dare, Kim]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Published: 2013-05-23T03:06:41+00:00

Marcus’ own instincts took over. Two strides had him within arm’s reach of the boy.

Wrapping Liam in a strong embrace, Marcus pulled him close, thinking of nothing but keeping Liam still and preventing him from hurting himself in his panic.

Frantic hands pushed against his chest, scrabbling at his shirt as Liam desperately tried to free himself from Marcus’ hold. Even the strength inspired by human panic was no match for a vampire, even one as malnourished as Marcus.

Planting his feet firmly on the floor in the center of the room, Marcus became a statue, just waiting the smaller man out. Finally, the hands that had been trying to push Marcus away relaxed against his shirt. Liam’s head dropped forward to rest against his shoulder.

“What’s wrong with me?” The words would have been inaudible to a human’s ear.

“Nothing at all,” Marcus whispered back, moving one hand to rest on the back of Liam’s head and welcome him close, while his other palm smoothed what he hoped would be reassuring circles on the boy’s back.

“Then why is it that I only ever fall for guys who are completely screwed up?” Liam asked.

Frowning over the top of the shorter man’s head, Marcus tried to follow the boy’s line of thought and failed completely.

“Even Ralph wasn’t into this kind of…” Liam murmured.

“What?” Pulling back a little, Marcus dipped his head, determined to catch Liam’s gaze.

“Why do I only ever fall for guys who want to hurt me?” Liam seemed to be talking to himself far more than to Marcus now. His eyes held a far off quality, as if he were staring far back into the past, or maybe way out into the future. All Marcus could be sure of was that Liam really didn’t like the view.

Holding him at arm’s length, Marcus frowned down at the younger man. “What the hell makes you think I want to hurt you?”

A burst of laughter, verging on the hysterical, escaped from Liam’s mouth. Covering his lips with one hand, he stared up at Marcus, wide eyed for several seconds before turning his head to look in every direction around the room.

Marcus didn’t follow his gaze, he didn’t need to. He knew every inch of that space. He knew how it all looked through his own eyes. It only then occurred to him that it would look very different through Liam’s gaze.

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