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.Scrubbing at his face, suddenly wanting a nap, Alec strode backto the living area and dropped down into the couch."Protect," Blade said, eyes blazing in a way no human's could.An animal shine - a dragon shine.He abandoned his chair tocrawl into Alec's lap, rumbling and petting and kissing, a devoted dragon intent only upon soothing his Owner.Alec held him close, content simply to have Blade close.Everyone else had betrayed him, but never his dragon.He didn't know how long they remained that way, but it was finally broken by a faint "Oh."Opening his eyes, he saw Thomas' twin - wet and flushed from the shower, with only a towel clinging to his hips.Lust slapped him, sudden and sharp, leaving him breathless and dumbfounded.He'd never thought Thomas attractive, andsince his wife's betrayal Alec had not been turned on by any but his dragon.Thomas had been whipcord thin, all muscle and movement and deadly talent, so much like the butterfly knife he'd alwayscarried.His twin was nothing like that, nothing at all.This body bore the scars of a magic user - burns and scrapes thatnormal life would never inflict.The dark hair was plastered to his head, making him look younger than his twenty five years,and the body was neither soft nor toned, but a pleasing in between.He heard Blade growl low in surprise, knowing the dragon must be more than a little startled by what he was smelling.Alecabsently pet him, soothing with soft, nonsensical words."Sorry," he finally said."I forgot to lay out clothes.""I can just put mine back on," the man said quietly, eyes skittering away, and Alec recalled how they'd been the exact colorof honey.Alec shook his head, and gently eased Blade off his lap before standing."No, hang on.I'll get them."Striding past the man, forcefully ignoring how he smelled, carefully not looking at him, he strode into his bedroom andquickly scrounged up some clothes.They'd be too big, but there wasn't much he could do about it right now."There," he said, turning to where the man stood in the doorway."Thank you."Alec shrugged."What's your name, anyway?""Oh," the man blinked, then smiled sheepishly."Sorry.With one thing and another, I forgot that part.My name is Edison.""Edison," Alec said, blinking slowly."Thomas and Edison?"Edison grimaced in a way that only someone who'd been stricken with an unfortunate name could."My mom's idea.I'm justglad we were born male.Her girl names were much, much worse."Alec turned sharply away, refusing to give in to an urge to smile.He'd learned his lesson, and he'd learned it well.The door bell rang, mercifully drawing his attention, and he snatched up his wallet from a side table on his way to the door.*~*~*Edison tamped down on his curiosity.He was damned lucky to be where he was, and he wasn't going to express hisgratitude by asking the million questions suddenly on his mind.A dragon.Thomas had never mentioned Alec had a dragon.Even to most abnormals dragons were a mystery.Only pitfighters and their ilk knew anything about dragons, and it wasn't the sort of information they were inclined to share.file:///H|/NOVEL/New%20novel/The%20Dragon%20Pits.htm[9/25/2009 10:22:03 AM]AmaSour FictionOne of the enslaved races, Edison knew that much.There were different kinds, all elemental in nature.They were high onthe list of 'creatures not to piss off under any circumstances'.All he could think about, however, was the way Alec had been holding his dragon - Blade.The way Blade had held Alec justas fiercely.Like they each considered the other the most important thing in the world.He wondered what it felt like, to matterthat much to someone, to care that much.Between people who only wanted his parents, his magic, or to get even with hisbrother, Edison had never had much chance for a real relationship.He finished his slice of pizza and licked the grease from his fingers, wishing he knew what to say or do.Alec had alreadymade it pretty clear he had no interest in doing anything but following the strict letter of the law.I vow to keep you safe fromall harm.It had sounded like a promise - like Alec actually meant it.Edison rather thought he did, and it left him reeling.People nevermeant what they said; they just made the appropriate noises to get what they wanted."More?" a quiet voice asked, and then a second slice of pizza was all but shoved into Edison's face.He took it, looking up in surprise.Blade stared at him intently, his amber eyes like nothing Edison had ever seen."Uh.Thank you."Blade smiled and then went back to devouring his own slice of pizza, making odd little rumbling noises.It made Edison thinkof a cat purring away while it was pet.He bit his tongue against asking if dragons could eat pizza, because that was probably a horribly stupid thing to ask.Instead, he focused on his new slice of pizza and the beige carpet, trying valiantly to ignore the loud silence.Finally he dragged his eyes up, desperate for any distraction.They landed on the far wall, the sword mounted on it.Asword? It didn't look like it was fake either, some harmless bit of decoration - especially when the room was otherwisedevoid of knick knacks and miscellany.No, it was an honest to god broad sword, like something out of a movie about clanone killing clan two all because of some dumb bimbo.It was rather plain, for all that, the hilt just silver and black, the sheath unadorned black leather."It's not going to hurt you," Alec said, making Edison start.He jerked his head around."What?""The sword," Alec said with careful patience [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]