Firesong by Terry Milien

Author:Terry Milien
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: redemption, firebird, new start, hurt comfort, from the ashes
Publisher: Less Than Three Press LLC

Sasha awoke to a cold cloth dribbling water over his forehead. His eyes fluttered open. Miller was sitting on the edge of the bed, dipping a piece of white linen into a wooden bowl.

"Hey," he said softly, a relieved smile on his lips when he noticed Sasha was conscious.

"Hey yourself," Sasha croaked back. "How long—?" He tried to sit up, but Miller held him down.

"Don't. And not long." He looked out the window and back. "I'd say half an hour, maybe three quarters."

Sasha tried again to sit up and was once again thwarted. He glared at Miller and puffed up like a bird ruffling his feathers. "Stop doing that," he protested and his voice was shrill like an angry bird's.

"Then stop being stubborn. You just fainted; you need rest."

"I had enough rest to last me for this lifetime." He pushed against Miller's hand on his shoulder, but he was too strong. "Get off!"

Miller set the bowl down on the bedside table, got on the bed, and straddled Sasha's hips. "I said no. You are going to rest until I deem you fit enough to rise."

Flames literally leapt in Sasha's eyes. He bucked up, straining against the body weighing him down, bringing his face to Miller's. "Do you have any idea who I am?"

Miller didn't flinch. He thrust his own face closer to Sasha's. "Yes. You're a stubborn, ill-tempered, snub little brat. Now shut up and go back to bed."

Sasha could feel his own skin burning up with his anger, but to his credit Miller didn't relent—if anything his hold only tightened on Sasha's wrists. If Sasha kept going, he could very well kill Miller, burn the skin and fat straight from his bones … Despite his fury, that thought was appalling; it drenched Sasha in a cold sweat that doused both his temper and power.

"Fine," he squeaked, slumping furiously down onto the mattress. "You win. For now."

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