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stretched back and snapped it off. “Thanks,” he called through the darkness. A grunt was her response. With a pleased grin on his face, Erias fell fast asleep.
Chapter 6
A strange pinging sound like a small bell echoed through the halls as Erias walked the long, narrow passage toward The Gate. He couldn’t figure out what it was exac t ly , but he could t ell it was getting closer the further in he walked. Moments later, as the reflective black granite wall came into view, he found its source.
“Behr.” He frowned. “W hat the hell are you d o ing?”
Behr gave a subtle shrug and continued texting. “Just passing time.”
“Texting?”
Giving him a dismissive look, Behr returned to his typing as if Erias’ s imposing figure didn’t bother him in the least. Not that he was at all surprised. Having known each other for the better half of three hundred years, Behr had seen to the ugly core of him and back and wasn’t at al l i n timidated by his presence.
“What else is there to do up here besides freeze my balls off? Seriously, is it too much to ask for a blanket?”
“Yes,” Erias quipped, feeling just slightly bad for not having considered it himself, but only slightly. “Is it too much to ask for some eye contact when I speak to you?”
“Yes.” Another ping sounded as a new message came in. Behr grinned as his thick fingers flew over the m i nute keypad.
“So which is it tonight, call girl or stripper?” Erias asked , referring to Behr’s own insatiable appetite for all things female. And he did mean all things.
When he first met Behr, he had stumbled across him in his master’s barn among bales of hay and farm life. He was still trying to figure out whether or not that sheep was really just keeping him warm or if there wasn’t a more si n ister explanation behind Behr’s snuggling with the animal. He never asked and Behr never offered. He was thankful for that.
His response was clipped at best. “Neither. Hous e wife.”
“Hmm,” Erias pondered , closing the distance the rest of the way and standing alongside him. He peered down at the small, well -lit screen that looked as if it were drowning in a sea of flesh as Behr’s thickly calloused hands enveloped it. “Bored, or blind?”
“Definitely bored, but that all ended the moment she laid eyes on these babies.” He lifted his arms and kissed the bulges of his biceps. “Couldn’t resist, naturally.”
“Naturally. ” Erias rolled his eyes in amusement. A fellow member of the Brotherhood, his ego was no less d e flated than the others. Sometimes it seemed Erias was the only one who maintained a firm grip on reality.
“Jealous again , I see. ” Behr grinned, his face lit up by the bright screen lending an added depth of malice to his naturally maniacal face.
“Of course I am you egotistical bastard. Now put your cock away for five minutes and listen up.”
Grudgingly, Behr slipped the phone into his coat pocket and rose to his full height , which was still a head shorter than him.
“Damn,” Erias grumbled n ow that they were stan d ing face-to- face. He shook his head in exasperation.
“What?” Behr demanded, narrowing his gaze.
“Noth ing. I just forgot to bring a razor.”
“Shut the fuck up , E , and tell me what the hell brought you up here. Feel the need to freeze your balls off too? If so , you can just set them over there in the corner with mine.”
Erias shook his head in mild amusement. “You are such a drama queen.” He held his hand up to stop Behr’s rebuttal. “Look, I came to make sure you weren’t getting distracted and were still holding down the fort. Clearly, you are.” Producing a cup of steaming hot coffee, Erias handed it over.
“Thanks, b oss. Truly, your warmth and generosity slay me.”
Erias narrowed his eyes at him. “Completely my i n tention, and yet you still breathe. Interesting.”
Behr blew against the hot liquid before sip ping gi n gerly at it.
Chapter 6
A strange pinging sound like a small bell echoed through the halls as Erias walked the long, narrow passage toward The Gate. He couldn’t figure out what it was exac t ly , but he could t ell it was getting closer the further in he walked. Moments later, as the reflective black granite wall came into view, he found its source.
“Behr.” He frowned. “W hat the hell are you d o ing?”
Behr gave a subtle shrug and continued texting. “Just passing time.”
“Texting?”
Giving him a dismissive look, Behr returned to his typing as if Erias’ s imposing figure didn’t bother him in the least. Not that he was at all surprised. Having known each other for the better half of three hundred years, Behr had seen to the ugly core of him and back and wasn’t at al l i n timidated by his presence.
“What else is there to do up here besides freeze my balls off? Seriously, is it too much to ask for a blanket?”
“Yes,” Erias quipped, feeling just slightly bad for not having considered it himself, but only slightly. “Is it too much to ask for some eye contact when I speak to you?”
“Yes.” Another ping sounded as a new message came in. Behr grinned as his thick fingers flew over the m i nute keypad.
“So which is it tonight, call girl or stripper?” Erias asked , referring to Behr’s own insatiable appetite for all things female. And he did mean all things.
When he first met Behr, he had stumbled across him in his master’s barn among bales of hay and farm life. He was still trying to figure out whether or not that sheep was really just keeping him warm or if there wasn’t a more si n ister explanation behind Behr’s snuggling with the animal. He never asked and Behr never offered. He was thankful for that.
His response was clipped at best. “Neither. Hous e wife.”
“Hmm,” Erias pondered , closing the distance the rest of the way and standing alongside him. He peered down at the small, well -lit screen that looked as if it were drowning in a sea of flesh as Behr’s thickly calloused hands enveloped it. “Bored, or blind?”
“Definitely bored, but that all ended the moment she laid eyes on these babies.” He lifted his arms and kissed the bulges of his biceps. “Couldn’t resist, naturally.”
“Naturally. ” Erias rolled his eyes in amusement. A fellow member of the Brotherhood, his ego was no less d e flated than the others. Sometimes it seemed Erias was the only one who maintained a firm grip on reality.
“Jealous again , I see. ” Behr grinned, his face lit up by the bright screen lending an added depth of malice to his naturally maniacal face.
“Of course I am you egotistical bastard. Now put your cock away for five minutes and listen up.”
Grudgingly, Behr slipped the phone into his coat pocket and rose to his full height , which was still a head shorter than him.
“Damn,” Erias grumbled n ow that they were stan d ing face-to- face. He shook his head in exasperation.
“What?” Behr demanded, narrowing his gaze.
“Noth ing. I just forgot to bring a razor.”
“Shut the fuck up , E , and tell me what the hell brought you up here. Feel the need to freeze your balls off too? If so , you can just set them over there in the corner with mine.”
Erias shook his head in mild amusement. “You are such a drama queen.” He held his hand up to stop Behr’s rebuttal. “Look, I came to make sure you weren’t getting distracted and were still holding down the fort. Clearly, you are.” Producing a cup of steaming hot coffee, Erias handed it over.
“Thanks, b oss. Truly, your warmth and generosity slay me.”
Erias narrowed his eyes at him. “Completely my i n tention, and yet you still breathe. Interesting.”
Behr blew against the hot liquid before sip ping gi n gerly at it.
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