Owned 01 - Bound by Pleasure

Author:Anitra Lynn McLeod [McLeod, Anitra Lynn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: mm
Goodreads: 18046608
Publisher: Siren-BookStrand, Inc.
Published: 2013-06-15T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

Kian was hoping to have a reprieve from pain long enough to get a good look at his Earthling. But just as he’d always known, there was no controlling his disease. Anguish struck with a viciousness that took his consciousness away. The last thing he remembered before the wash of agony became his world was the look on Hunter’s face. Horror turned his brown eyes dark and made his lips thin as his mouth came open.

If he screamed, Kian didn’t hear it because he was shouting in his own head. He was furious that he hadn’t been allowed just a small moment to have some peace. Worse, his descent into pain meant that there truly wasn’t any truth to the rumors about Earthlings. It was a bittersweet way to confirm what he’d believed but also it crushed the last bit of his hope. And then he lost consciousness altogether.

When Kian came to, Hunter was on his knees, holding Kian’s head in his lap. His skin was soft and his worry evident by the expression on his face. Kian was surprised. He’d thought Hunter would use that moment to take advantage of him in some way.

“Why didn’t you run?”

“Because I like you.” Hunter smiled and then stroked his hand over Kian’s head. He didn’t know why, but he found the gesture remarkably comforting. “Is that why you wear the suit? You have seizures?”

“You’re not disgusted by my weakness?”

“No.” Hunter sounded shocked that Kian would even consider such a stance. “Why would I think badly of you for a disease you have no control over?”

“Because I should.”

“I don’t understand.” Hunter continued to lightly brush his hand over Kian’s bald head. “You should have control by taking medication?” When Kian didn’t answer, Hunter asked, “Is it like epilepsy?”

“It’s called dwicia.” Kian clenched his eyes closed, expecting Hunter to gasp, push him away, or make some overt showing of revulsion. When Hunter didn’t react the way he thought he would, Kian realized that as an Earthling, Hunter wouldn’t know anything about the disease. “It’s extremely rare. No one knows what causes it.”

“And someone thinks you should be able to just tough it out?” Hunter leaned over and kissed Kian. Since their heads were going the opposite direction, it was an upside-down kiss that put a whole new sensation on the act. “Is it your father?”

“My father?”

“Is he the one who thinks you should be able to overcome an illness you can’t control?”

“No.” Kian would love to blame someone else, but the truth was no one was harder on him than one person. “It’s me. I think I should be stronger.”

“Oh, Kian.” Hunter shook his head, but not mockingly or with disappointment. It was a gentle kind of reprimand. “You are way too hard on yourself.”

Kian struggled to get up. Once he did, he moved away from Hunter. Something about his compassion rankled, but he didn’t know what. “You don’t even know what it is or what effect it has on me.”

“I don’t need to in order to offer you comfort.

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