Talismaker by Megan Derr

Author:Megan Derr
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: magic, veteran, soldier, reunited, pining, age gap
Publisher: Megan Derr

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He woke just a few hours later, still not particularly good at sleeping the whole night through. Too restless to stay in bed tossing and turning, he climbed out and pulled on his breeches and shirt before venturing back downstairs to see if he could perhaps find a book to read.

Finding the books took trying a few doors, stomach churning anxiously at his own presumption all the while, but he did at last open a door to more books than he'd ever seen in one place, outside of the public libraries.

"Can't sleep for long either?"

Millé jumped, whipped around—and relaxed as he registered Liste's voice. He sat across the room in front of a crackling fire, a large book spread across his lap and a glass of his beloved whiskey on the table beside him. His hair was down, which did absolutely nothing to help Millé's brain function. He'd been attractive enough with it military short. Now, though, all long and soft-looking… "I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to intrude."

"You're not intruding, Millé. You could never intrude. I wish you'd come to see me as soon as you arrived. What was all that nonsense about me not remembering you?" He closed the book in his lap and set it aside before standing, beckoning Millé to come closer. "Why would you think that?"

Millé blinked at him. "Why would my rich, handsome, popular commanding officer remember one enlisted out of hundreds? There was nothing remarkable about me, unless you count my demon eyes."

Liste scowled the way he always had when someone brought up Millé's eyes: like he was about to commit a very slow, very painful murder. It was one of the first things that had drawn Millé to him. "There's nothing wrong with your eyes."

"I wish all the places I applied for work agreed with you, but it's a deeply entrenched superstition. Who knows, if I really am working for Lord Rediburgh now, maybe it will help lessen the stigma."

"You can use his name. You might have noticed we don't stand much on formality around here." His gaze dropped slightly, and Millé must be losing his mind, or what was left of it, because it seemed like Liste stared at his mouth before he jerked his eyes back up. "I was restricted by formalities in the military. I ignore them as much as possible now. You should have come to see me. I would have helped you."

"I don't want to be anyone's burden or obligation," Millé said softly, looking away. Least of all Liste's.

Liste made an indecipherable noise and gently pushed at Millé's cheek until they were locking gazes again. Instead of dropping away, he slid his hand back to curl around the back of Millé's neck. The one time Millé had been this close to him in the military, he'd done the very same thing, and for a single breathtaking, heart-stopping moment, he'd thought Liste was going to kiss him.

He shivered as Liste's thumb stroked his skin. "What…" A glint of

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