over from Harris exuberance.
I ve come to threaten your lover, Aden said
casually.
Oh! Harris looked from one man to the other
with interest. How did that go?
Aden nodded. Pretty well, I think. I didn t
completely scare him away.
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Well, that s good. Harris glanced at Rohan
through his lashes as if checking his status. No
injuries?
Aden patted Harris on the back. Not yet. Call
me if you need anything.
Always, Harris said.
With one last manly hug, Aden left.
Harris let out a long sigh. Well, you wanted to
meet Aden, he offered cheerfully.
That is true. Rohan tried to remember why he
thought that was important. He d definitely have
the human investigated. Find out if Aden truly
had killed a vampire before. Somehow, he
doubted Aden ever lied about his conquests. The
man had an air of frightening efficiency. He
refocused his attention on Harris. Did you come
to find me for some reason?
Harris shuffled his feet for a bit and looked
down at his shoes. I was hoping you might be
available to go to the theater with me tomorrow
night.
I didn t know you enjoyed plays, Rohan said,
pleased at Harris initiative. So far, he d been the
one to make all the moves. To have Harris ask him
out gave him hope for their future. Not that he
planned on letting the shifter leave him in this
lifetime, but it was nice to think they d at least get
along.
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There s a new play opening tomorrow. I did
some volunteer work on the set design for the
theater, and they sent me a nice set of tickets as a
thank you, Harris rushed his words together as
he spoke, conveying his nerves over the invitation.
I d love to go with you, Rohan replied.
The bear shifter s smile couldn t get any
brighter if he tried.
* * * *
Harris smiled as he examined the theater. The
Chinese theme spread from the foo lions in the
lobby to the dragons and phoenixes decorating the
ceiling and walls. An enormous imperial five-toed
dragon emerged from the ceiling above, carrying a
light in its mouth that represented the pearl of
wisdom. Harris loved both this theater and
musicals.
You didn t tell me it was a musical, Rohan
growled.
Harris patted Rohan on the leg. Hush, you ll
enjoy it.
The groan he received made him smile more. It
was sexier that Rohan might not enjoy the play
but was willing to sit through it anyway to make
Harris happy.
As soon as the lights went down, Rohan set his
hand on Harris thigh and left it there throughout
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the first act. Harris didn t argue since Rohan s
fingers didn t wander. Harris enjoyed the simple
evening of going out to dinner and a play with his
man.
Could he call a vampire his boyfriend? Or did
he need to use the more formal blood bonded
designation? Maybe partner would work for
human friends who didn t know about vampires.
He waited until the intermission when they
were standing back in the upper-story lobby to
broach the subject. So, how do I introduce you to
people? Are you my boyfriend? My partner?
Rohan narrowed his eyes at Harris. I don t
care what you call me as long as you call me yours
and everyone understands we re together.
He held out his arm for Harris to take and
escorted him into the foyer to get a drink. How
about a soda?
No. But I ll take a cookie.
Harris happily waited beside Rohan as he
ordered Harris dessert.
Vampire, you must die! a man screamed
from the crowd. Before Harris could react, a thin,
dark-haired man lunged at Rohan with a knife.
Rohan ducked, but the edge of the knife caught his
arm. Furious at the sight of his mate injured,
Harris swiped at the attacker, throwing him off
the balcony with the force of his hit.
Rohan laughed. My hero!
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Harris caught sight of blood dripping down
Rohan s arm. He quickly grabbed some napkins
and pressed them to the wound. Are you all
right?
Just a little nick, I m going to go rinse off. I ll
be right back. Wait here and behave. Rohan
kissed Harris cheek.
I don t make any promises, Harris grumbled.
He didn t know what was wrong with that kid
who attacked Rohan, but he d put an end to him if
he came after Rohan again. The last worries as to [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]