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own room for the night. Jory sighed at the vision; the man
looked even more gorgeous asleep.
Smelling the smoke and mustiness from the club on
his skin, Jory set the dragon on a side chair.
"You be good and don't wake up Val," he
whispered.
The dragon gave a little chirp. Jory took the sound
as agreement.
"That's right, be good."
Stripping quickly, Jory removed all his clothes and
headed for the bathroom. A strong stream of hot water
poured out of the spigot. Pleased that it wasn't a particle
beam shower, Jory stepped into the stream, moaning as
muscles bunched from tension relaxed beneath the hot,
steamy water. Once he'd left the bakery, he hadn't seen his
brother's man again. He didn't know if he found that more
reassuring or scary. If Father was right, Jory was in danger
of assassination. The fact that Brill could've taken him in
the streets without any witnesses, and yet hadn't, stood out
in his mind.
What could he be up to?
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The bigger question was whether his big brother
truly wanted him dead. He still couldn't quite believe his
father's story. Not that his father would intentionally lie to
him, but his brother had never shown any animosity before,
and to go from friendly to fanatical was a bit of a leap.
"Can anyone join?"
Jory gave a startled scream.
"Sorry," Val laughed. He stepped inside the shower,
and his big body took most of the space, but Jory didn't
care as long as those large hands continued to stroke his
skin and send soothing touches down his spine. "I didn't
mean to scare you."
Jory's heartbeat settled down as he leaned against
Val, his larger body cradling Jory like a protective wall
against the world. He sighed as Val stroked him with warm
hands. "I thought you were still asleep," he said in quiet
voice. That sounded better than "you could've been an
assassin". One got you sexy scrubs in the shower, the other
a trip to the nut house. "Oh, right there." Val dug in his
fingers, massaging the tension from Jory's back.
"I was waiting for you." Val's voice was low and
hot, making Jory tingle in all the right places, until his lover
sniffed his neck. "You've been with another man."
"Yes." Jory felt overcome with shame, making him
lose his erection. How could he cheat on this wonderful
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man? An apology stuck in his throat. Before he could force
it past his lips, Val tilted his head back and gave him a hot
kiss.
"Good. Then you've fulfilled your requirements.
Was there intercourse?"
"No." Jory couldn't face Val. He hid his face against
the other man's chest. Visions of Rai's handsome face
flashed in his mind, but he ruthlessly pushed it away.
Val tilted up his chin, forcing him to look him in the
eyes. "But you climaxed, right? It doesn't count unless you
climax." Val's eyes were wild. For the first time, Jory spied
the dragon lurking inside.
"Yes."
The tension building in his lover vanished. "Good."
He received a soft kiss, a mere brush of lips against lips.
"Did you get his registration number?"
Jory nodded. "He put it in my communicator."
Val nodded. "Good. You can register him
tomorrow, and then I'm not letting you leave my side. What
was his name?"
"Rai."
Val's fingers bit into his arms.
"Ouch."
Val jerked his hands away. "Sorry." He stepped
forward and wrapped Jory back in his arms.
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Jory let the rest of his stress drain away beneath
Val's expert touch. Wrapped in the Val's arms, he felt
everything settle in his world. Gone were the worries about
mating. The only thing that mattered was the kind man with
the hot body pressed against his. Maybe Father was right;
maybe he just needed to get away to find his forever mate.
"Turn and face the wall. I have to reclaim you."
Jory knew it was Val's dragon needing to reclaim
his mate. He could see it lurking behind those sparkling
green eyes.
Val licked the water off Jory's neck, sending shivers
down his spine.
"Who else are you going to have sex with?" Jory
couldn't stop the stab of jealousy no matter how unfair it
might be.
"Oh, sweetheart," Val said, kissing his cheek. "Only
first-timers need to have sex with more than one person. I
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