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Authors: Taige Crenshaw
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He’s mine and doesn’t take kindly to my being touched by others. Next to him is his daddy, and I’m figuring you might be a regular here. So you don’t want either pissed off at you. Buy everyone a round of drinks, and we’re square. Next time, don’t touch someone without asking first.”
“I won’t. A round for all!” the man called out.
“Help me prepare the drinks. Your woman is fine,” Lupo said.
Automatically, Lennox did as he’d been asked. He’d spent many hours working the bar with him. They fell into their usual rhythm, filling drinks for everyone. He increased his hearing, tuning it into Harmony.
“May I sit with you, Maji ? ” the demon asked formally.
“Only if you call me Harmony. And your name is?”
“P’relos. Harmony is a lovely name.”
Lennox glanced up, noticing the demon was sitting in the booth with Harmony. Someone asked for a drink. He filled it as he kept an eye on Harmony. Finally, when all the orders were filled, he and Lupo braced their arms on the lip of the counter. The other patrons had surrounded Harmony. She was talking, laughing and teasing them.
“Your mother was like that, too. People flocked to her. I don’t know what she saw in my dark soul.”
Lennox shifted his gaze to Lupo. He studied him, and now he saw their resemblance. He looked exactly like Lupo, except for their skin tones.
“I guess I took after Mom’s colouring?” he asked.
“Yes. She had the most luscious and touchable skin. I would spen—”
“Too much information. I don’t need to know about my dad and mom’s…whatever.”
Lupo stared at him. “You called me Dad.”
“I did. Doesn’t mean I forgive or understand what you did. We can work on that. I want to know about my mom. Things my adoptive family might not have known.”
“I can do that.” Lupo put out his hand.
Lennox shook it. They went back to watching Harmony.
“There’s a rumour that Fyodor asked you to be his second—the Shadow Prince—and that he is working amnesty for the Shadowers left back home and those in exile in the other dimensions.”
“It’s true.”
“Will you accept?”
“I don’t know,” Lennox said.
“What’s holding you back?” Lupo asked.
“I can’t just make a decision like that without thinking of all the angles.”
“Christ. You get that from me. Think about it all you want, but make a decision either way. You need to also make a choice about your bond shadow. Make her yours. Watch the bar.” Lupo levitated over the bar and strode off.
“Where are you going?”
“To chat with my future daughter-in-law.”
Lennox frowned at his retreating back. He hadn’t even decided about Harmony yet, and already his dad was making plans. I have a father . Lennox picked up a rag, wiping down the bar. On top of everything going on, he finally had the answer to the question that had plagued him all his life. He’d have to decide what he wanted to do about it.
“I’ll watch the bar,” a voice interrupted his musings.
Lennox raised his head, meeting the lavender gaze of the demon who had tried to accost Harmony.
“I’m sorry about messing with your woman.” The demon put up his various tentacles.
Lennox walked through the bar, pushing past him.
“You’re going to bring her back for a visit, aren’t you? She said it would be up to you if you all came back here again.”
Harmony grinned cheekily at him from across the room.
“We’ll be back,” Lennox said.
“Good. Bring Ebony, too.”
Lennox walked over to Lupo and Harmony. He slid in the booth next to Harmony.
“Scheming again. I’ll deal with him in my own way.” He jerked a thumb at Lupo.
“Planning. Lupo was filling me in on how stubborn you can be.”
“My decision.” Lennox glared.
“Which affects me, too,” she said, looking unrepentant.
“She has your number.” Lupo laughed.
“Shut up.”
“Guys, give us a moment,” Lupo requested.
Some of the people surrounding them departed. Lennox
“I won’t. A round for all!” the man called out.
“Help me prepare the drinks. Your woman is fine,” Lupo said.
Automatically, Lennox did as he’d been asked. He’d spent many hours working the bar with him. They fell into their usual rhythm, filling drinks for everyone. He increased his hearing, tuning it into Harmony.
“May I sit with you, Maji ? ” the demon asked formally.
“Only if you call me Harmony. And your name is?”
“P’relos. Harmony is a lovely name.”
Lennox glanced up, noticing the demon was sitting in the booth with Harmony. Someone asked for a drink. He filled it as he kept an eye on Harmony. Finally, when all the orders were filled, he and Lupo braced their arms on the lip of the counter. The other patrons had surrounded Harmony. She was talking, laughing and teasing them.
“Your mother was like that, too. People flocked to her. I don’t know what she saw in my dark soul.”
Lennox shifted his gaze to Lupo. He studied him, and now he saw their resemblance. He looked exactly like Lupo, except for their skin tones.
“I guess I took after Mom’s colouring?” he asked.
“Yes. She had the most luscious and touchable skin. I would spen—”
“Too much information. I don’t need to know about my dad and mom’s…whatever.”
Lupo stared at him. “You called me Dad.”
“I did. Doesn’t mean I forgive or understand what you did. We can work on that. I want to know about my mom. Things my adoptive family might not have known.”
“I can do that.” Lupo put out his hand.
Lennox shook it. They went back to watching Harmony.
“There’s a rumour that Fyodor asked you to be his second—the Shadow Prince—and that he is working amnesty for the Shadowers left back home and those in exile in the other dimensions.”
“It’s true.”
“Will you accept?”
“I don’t know,” Lennox said.
“What’s holding you back?” Lupo asked.
“I can’t just make a decision like that without thinking of all the angles.”
“Christ. You get that from me. Think about it all you want, but make a decision either way. You need to also make a choice about your bond shadow. Make her yours. Watch the bar.” Lupo levitated over the bar and strode off.
“Where are you going?”
“To chat with my future daughter-in-law.”
Lennox frowned at his retreating back. He hadn’t even decided about Harmony yet, and already his dad was making plans. I have a father . Lennox picked up a rag, wiping down the bar. On top of everything going on, he finally had the answer to the question that had plagued him all his life. He’d have to decide what he wanted to do about it.
“I’ll watch the bar,” a voice interrupted his musings.
Lennox raised his head, meeting the lavender gaze of the demon who had tried to accost Harmony.
“I’m sorry about messing with your woman.” The demon put up his various tentacles.
Lennox walked through the bar, pushing past him.
“You’re going to bring her back for a visit, aren’t you? She said it would be up to you if you all came back here again.”
Harmony grinned cheekily at him from across the room.
“We’ll be back,” Lennox said.
“Good. Bring Ebony, too.”
Lennox walked over to Lupo and Harmony. He slid in the booth next to Harmony.
“Scheming again. I’ll deal with him in my own way.” He jerked a thumb at Lupo.
“Planning. Lupo was filling me in on how stubborn you can be.”
“My decision.” Lennox glared.
“Which affects me, too,” she said, looking unrepentant.
“She has your number.” Lupo laughed.
“Shut up.”
“Guys, give us a moment,” Lupo requested.
Some of the people surrounding them departed. Lennox
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