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meant something to me. I’m still unsure of what this all means but I’d like to find out.”
“I thought you were telling me it was time for me to leave,” Eljin cried. He gripped Zack’s shirt so hard, the material ripped. “I promised myself I wouldn’t beg you to stay, that I’d respect your wishes but I—” Eljin shook his head, too overcome with emotions to continue.
“Shh, hummingbird, not to worry,” Zack replied. “I’m not leaving you and you’re not leaving me.”
“Then why did you say it was time to go?”
“Gunny heard word when he was in town that strangers have been sniffing around. We both think that moving from here is the best choice. I’m not going to let those people get you or our baby, Eljin.”
Eljin wobbled as his face drained of color. Zack had just put words to his biggest nightmare. “They’ve found us.”
“Afraid so, hummingbird.”
Eljin frowned. “Why do you keep calling me hummingbird?”
Zack’s grin was irresistibly devastating. “Because you remind me of a hummingbird, Eljin. You’re so small and delicate but there’s a strength about you that makes you beautiful.”
Eljin knew Zack could see his flaming cheeks, even in the dark. No one ever called him beautiful or strong. His brothers were the beautiful ones, tall and muscular, warriors and future leaders each and every one of them.
“We say leannan ,” Eljin whispered. Euphoria enveloped him as Zack pulled him close. “It means sweetheart or consort, like lover or partner.”
“So that’s what you’ve been calling me all this time?” Zack asked. “And the rest of it, the other words you used? What were they?”
“Give me your life, your love, your forever, as I give you mine,” Eljin said quickly, his eyes dropping away from Zack’s inquisitive gaze. “They are just simple words from one lover to another.”
Zack chuckled and shook his head. “Oh no, Eljin, you’re not getting away with that answer. Nothing is ever simple where you’re concerned. Now tell me the rest of it. What do those words mean?”
Eljin gulped. Zack would be so pissed when he found out what he’d done. He couldn’t blame him. He would have been angry too. Eljin just couldn’t take something from Zack without giving something back, even if it was a part of himself.
“Eljin?”
“They’re words of commitment,” Eljin whispered, feeling like the bottom was about to fall out of his world. “When we were together before, at the research facility, I took something from you against your will. I couldn’t do that without giving something back so I gave you me. It was all I had.”
“Gave you me?” Zack seemed genuinely puzzled. “What does that mean?”
Eljin bit his lip, pushing away from Zack to take several steps back. He absently rubbed his stomach. It was a nervous habit he’d developed but it gave him a connection to Zack, even if it was a small one.
“In my world when one person says those words and commits to another, it’s forever. When I said them to you, I promised you I’d never be with another, never love another or give them a part of myself.” Eljin swallowed the lump in his throat. He could see Zack’s shock in the way his face paled. “Once it’s done, it can’t be undone.”
“Damn, Eljin, what would you have done if we never saw each other again?”
Eljin shrugged then rubbed his hands up and down his arms when cold brushed over him. “I would have had that night.” He moved his hands to his stomach again. “And our son.”
“Oh, Eljin.”
Eljin walked into the arms Zack held out to him. He was shocked to be standing where he was. He’d felt sure Zack would tell him to leave or laugh at him.
“Did you really commit yourself to me with a few words?” Zack’s voice reflected his disbelief.
“There was a little more than that involved. For the words to truly be effective I had to take your blood.” Eljin sighed. “I bit my lip when I kissed you.”
“Does that make me committed to you
“I thought you were telling me it was time for me to leave,” Eljin cried. He gripped Zack’s shirt so hard, the material ripped. “I promised myself I wouldn’t beg you to stay, that I’d respect your wishes but I—” Eljin shook his head, too overcome with emotions to continue.
“Shh, hummingbird, not to worry,” Zack replied. “I’m not leaving you and you’re not leaving me.”
“Then why did you say it was time to go?”
“Gunny heard word when he was in town that strangers have been sniffing around. We both think that moving from here is the best choice. I’m not going to let those people get you or our baby, Eljin.”
Eljin wobbled as his face drained of color. Zack had just put words to his biggest nightmare. “They’ve found us.”
“Afraid so, hummingbird.”
Eljin frowned. “Why do you keep calling me hummingbird?”
Zack’s grin was irresistibly devastating. “Because you remind me of a hummingbird, Eljin. You’re so small and delicate but there’s a strength about you that makes you beautiful.”
Eljin knew Zack could see his flaming cheeks, even in the dark. No one ever called him beautiful or strong. His brothers were the beautiful ones, tall and muscular, warriors and future leaders each and every one of them.
“We say leannan ,” Eljin whispered. Euphoria enveloped him as Zack pulled him close. “It means sweetheart or consort, like lover or partner.”
“So that’s what you’ve been calling me all this time?” Zack asked. “And the rest of it, the other words you used? What were they?”
“Give me your life, your love, your forever, as I give you mine,” Eljin said quickly, his eyes dropping away from Zack’s inquisitive gaze. “They are just simple words from one lover to another.”
Zack chuckled and shook his head. “Oh no, Eljin, you’re not getting away with that answer. Nothing is ever simple where you’re concerned. Now tell me the rest of it. What do those words mean?”
Eljin gulped. Zack would be so pissed when he found out what he’d done. He couldn’t blame him. He would have been angry too. Eljin just couldn’t take something from Zack without giving something back, even if it was a part of himself.
“Eljin?”
“They’re words of commitment,” Eljin whispered, feeling like the bottom was about to fall out of his world. “When we were together before, at the research facility, I took something from you against your will. I couldn’t do that without giving something back so I gave you me. It was all I had.”
“Gave you me?” Zack seemed genuinely puzzled. “What does that mean?”
Eljin bit his lip, pushing away from Zack to take several steps back. He absently rubbed his stomach. It was a nervous habit he’d developed but it gave him a connection to Zack, even if it was a small one.
“In my world when one person says those words and commits to another, it’s forever. When I said them to you, I promised you I’d never be with another, never love another or give them a part of myself.” Eljin swallowed the lump in his throat. He could see Zack’s shock in the way his face paled. “Once it’s done, it can’t be undone.”
“Damn, Eljin, what would you have done if we never saw each other again?”
Eljin shrugged then rubbed his hands up and down his arms when cold brushed over him. “I would have had that night.” He moved his hands to his stomach again. “And our son.”
“Oh, Eljin.”
Eljin walked into the arms Zack held out to him. He was shocked to be standing where he was. He’d felt sure Zack would tell him to leave or laugh at him.
“Did you really commit yourself to me with a few words?” Zack’s voice reflected his disbelief.
“There was a little more than that involved. For the words to truly be effective I had to take your blood.” Eljin sighed. “I bit my lip when I kissed you.”
“Does that make me committed to you
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