Like Fire Through Bone by E. E. Ottoman

Author:E. E. Ottoman [Ottoman, E. E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, Gay, Suspense, Adventure, Romance
ISBN: 9781627980258
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Amazon: 1627980245
Barnesnoble: 1627980245
Goodreads: 18334795
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2012-08-21T04:00:00+00:00

VASILIOS gasped and woke to pain. He lay on his stomach on a bed and his back felt like he’d had all the skin and a large part of the flesh torn off. He bit his lip hard to keep from making any sound and then slowly turned his head.

He was in his room in Panagiotis’s house. The room was more barren. Many of his things, including the writing desk, had been removed, and the bed he lay on was smaller than the one that had once been there. The room, though, was unmistakable.

Vasilios frowned and squinted, unsure what to do. He had no idea how he’d gotten there, or why he was there at all. It made no sense. He tried moving a little, and his body screamed at him to stop, but it was definitely not as bad as he’d thought when he’d first woken. His entire chest and back were bandaged, but he could feel the wounds had already started to heal. Frowning, he wondered how long he’d been unconscious to allow that to happen. He turned his head again and managed to make out someone by the window where his desk had once been. After a moment, he realized it was Nereida. Dressed simply in dark-blue linen trousers and long tunic, she stood staring out the window. He must have made a small noise because she turned toward him, her eyes widening, and then a smile spread across her face.

“Vasilios.” She moved across the room to the bed. “You’re awake, thank God. You had a fever and wouldn’t wake, and I feared the worst.”

“What?” Vasilios tried to say, but his voice came out in a hoarse whisper. Nereida reached over and picked up a cup from the bedside table and helped him drink. “Why are we here?” he finally asked, when his voice was a little stronger. “How did we get here?”

“I brought us here,” Nereida said. “After Anthimos beat you, I didn’t know where else to go. My parents are dead, and my older brother is still alive, but he would refuse to take us in no matter what Anthimos had done. I know, I’ve tried to go to him before.” She shook her head. “Eudoxia owns this house, Panagiotis gave her rights over it until her death, and she took us in. She’s been good to us, actually, she’s kept Anthimos away from both of us every time he comes here. She told him if he wants either of us back, he needs an order from the Emperor himself to do it. Until then he can’t so much as see us.” She helped him drink again. “And General Markos has been here too, twice, but she hasn’t let him see us either. I thought—” She shook her head. “Never mind. I’m glad you’re awake now.”

“I need to see him.” Vasilios licked his dry, cracked lips and began piecing together the strange dream he’d had. “There’s something I need to tell him.”

“I can tell Eudoxia that’s what you wish, but it’s up to her if she allows it or not.

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