Measure of Devotion by Caethes Faron

Author:Caethes Faron
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Branwen Press
Published: 2012-05-21T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-One

For Jason, the night dragged. It was nice to only have to talk with his father, the overseer, and foreman, but he didn’t have anything in common with these men. More than anything, he wanted to go up to his room and fall asleep with Kale. He hadn’t realized how used he was to spending all of his time with him until he couldn’t. It felt wrong to have Kale standing so far away and acting like a slave when he was so much more than that.

After dodging the cigars and nodding his way through a glass of port—he didn’t much care what had been happening in the county since he left or the state of his father’s business—he was finally able to take Kale and go upstairs. The urge to put his arm around Kale and draw him close was strong, but Kale was carefully composed and kept a proper distance. No one would be able to tell they were anything more than master and slave.

Once the door to his room was closed, Jason broke out in a grin, feeling as if he had gotten away with a great deception, and put his arm around Kale’s waist, pulling him close. As soon as their bodies touched, Jason kissed Kale as if they had been separated for days rather than hours.

“Saints alive, Kale. I thought they would never let us leave. It’s been so hard seeing you there, so close and yet not being able to touch you. You’re mine, for gods’ sake, you’d think I’d be able to do whatever the hell I want with you.” Kale’s eyes widened slightly. “What? I can curse when I want to.”

“Apparently. I’ve just never heard you use anything other than all that saints crap you and every other free man seem to swear by.”

“You’re rubbing off on me.” Jason was all smiles, but he saw a cloud pass over Kale’s face. “What’s wrong?”

Kale jerked slightly, as if his mind had been elsewhere. “Nothing.”

Jason looked closer, trying to see the problem, but he was never good at reading people. With scrutiny, he did see something he didn’t approve of. “Kale, did someone hit you tonight?”

“No, sir.” It sounded like the truth, but Jason saw a faint mark on his cheek. Brushing his finger over it lightly, he watched for a reaction. There wasn’t much, but Jason did catch a slight twitch.

“You’re lying.”

“No, I’m not. When I was cleaning up in the dining room, I had to bend down to get some silverware that had fallen on the floor. I turned and whacked right into the table. Not my proudest moment.”

Jason frowned. “Oh, you poor thing. Well how about I take care of it for you?” Jason leaned forward and brushed his lips lightly against the faint mark. When he pulled away, he grabbed Kale’s arm and began to drag him toward the bed. “Now come on. I’ve been waiting all night to get you here.”

Kale smiled. “You sure you don’t want to tie me to the bed, master?”

Jason groaned.

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