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Oh, you beautiful ht as he noted Ruhn’s blush and lowered eyes For all the power in that body, there was a vulnerability that ain, Saxton had always had a soft spot for strays

"Forgive me," Ruhn mumbled

"For what?" Saxton inhaled and held ize?"

"I do not know"

"It is no imposition that you are attracted to me At all Look at lowing stare lifted to meet his own

"I don’t knohat to do," Ruhn whispered Except then the ht You know perfectly hat to do

But it wasn’t in the e Fortunately, Saxton had a remedy for that one

"Do you want me to kiss you," he prompted softly "Just so you knohat’s it’s like Just so that you don’t have to wonder"

None of it was in question The ansere in the sexual charge that leapt to life between them, a wall of fire that promised to lanced outside

Saxton sighed "No one will know I promise"

It was sad to have to reassure the male of that, as if this were dirty business, the kind of thing that e their opinions about you and made you feel lesser about yourself--but there was no reason to be naive Most civilians, like Ruhn, had a s than aristocrats did In the glymera, there was a look-the-other-way sort of tolerance, provided you illing to get properly mated to a female, produce an heir and a spare over time, and never, ever come out of the closet

None of which Saxton had been prepared to do in service to his sire and his bloodline Which was one of the reasons why he and his father were estranged

Along that whole privacy note, he leaned to the side and triggered the interior drapes, the great swaths of blackout fabric swinging into place, shutting out the world, creating a vault of privacy

"No one will know," he said in spite of the disappoint, work Saxton’s mouth

"Is that what you want," Saxton breathed

Ruhn lowered his arm "Yes"

Saxton stepped in close, but not too close, keeping a distance between their pecs Then he took Ruhn’s face in his palms

The male’s entire body shook, all those muscles and heavy bones poised to jump--but whether it was to him or away from him, he did not know

"I won’t hurt you," Saxton vowed "I promise"

And then he drew the taller ave readily into

Tilting his head to the side, Saxton pressed his lips to Ruhn’s--and the gasp that came out of the other male was that of a lover surprised Saxton felt the shock, too, and he would have said so

But he didn’t want to stop to speak

Gently, softly…he brushed over that ain At first, there was no response, the lips against his own frozen But then they parted, and stroked back, with a sweet hesitation

Saxton’s body roared, his erection straining to get out and be stroked, and sucked And in return, he wanted to learn every square inch of the now Patience was a virtue reed, however