Built from Ashes by Fox Beckman

Author:Fox Beckman
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, urban fantasy, interracial, gay, bisexual, nonbinary, time travel, magic, witch, demons, chosen one
Publisher: NineStar Press, LLC
Published: 2024-03-20T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

“BREAKFAST?”

“Sure, thanks,” Ravi says at the peak of a push-up. “Something light?”

Nate watches him from the bed, elbow crooked and head propped. Hair wild, and color still high in his cheeks from their lazy dawn tumble. “I’ve got everything to make mango lassi. Lotsa protein in that.”

Ravi finishes his set and sweeps a hand through his hair with a smile. “Sounds great.” It’s crazy that Nate has bothered stocking his pantry with things he knows Ravi likes. There’s barely anything personal in his own apartment, but the fact there’s a place in Nate’s kitchen solely for him, is…it’s a lot to absorb.

He stretches over the bed to push Nate back against the pillows. The sight puts him in mind of nineteenth century paintings of odalisques, all peach and gold in the early-morning light, languorous against ivory sheets.

“This is a good look on you,” he murmurs, scattering kisses to Nate’s chest, lingering over a tattoo of an Irish harp, and another of a constellation of stars tracing the outline of a bear.

“Mm. What is?” Nate trails his hands from Ravi’s shoulders down his spine, leaving goosebumps in their wake. “Incredibly well-fucked?”

Ravi nips at Nate’s collarbone, making him twitch. “That’s one way of putting it.”

“Okay, give me another way,” Nate challenges.

“Hm. Sundar,” Ravi suggests, tipping up a smile. “Aakarshak. Séduisant. Mozzafiato.”

“Mozza-what? Did you call me a cheese?”

Ravi rolls onto his side with a deep laugh, somehow feeling light and unburdened despite the weight of his troubles. Amazing how Nate keeps doing that, taking Ravi’s shadows and effortlessly turning them into light.

“It’s Italian for breathtaking.”

Nate bites down on his lip, then grins wide. “You’re showing off. Just so you know, I fully support that one hundred percent.”

Ravi grins back, running his fingertips through the sparse hairs on Nate’s thigh. His legs, with that well-hewn hockey player tone, are worth some extra attention. “I have two skill sets. The first is hitting things, and the second is asking in different languages, ‘Where’s the thing you need me to hit?’”

Nate cups Ravi’s face in his hands. “I can think of plenty more than two, sunshine.” They slide easily into a series of kisses, warm lips and wandering hands soon unraveling any intentions of getting up.

Ravi regretfully pulls back before they get too carried away again. “Val’s picking me up soon.”

Val is so indifferent to human relationships he doubts she’d even notice if she caught him and Nate in a clinch, much less care, but even the thought makes Ravi want to throw his clothes on as soon as possible.

“Cockblocked by an angel.” Nate sighs and heaves himself out of bed. He pulls on some shorts. “You get first dibs on the shower. I’ll start some coffee.” But instead, Nate stops in the doorway and looks back at Ravi for a long stretch of time, lips curving into a half-moon smile.

Feeling Nate’s admiration as if it were a tangible thing, Ravi plays into it a bit, stretching and flexing for his audience. Nate’s smile only grows softer and more heartfelt instead of heated, his eyes shining brighter.

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