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knew it was still there.
Rex didn t like guilt, and that made Hunter feel a bit safer.
I m sure they knew you wouldn t make it tonight. But if you d like&
I d rather stay here.
They sat face to face in the niche; Rex leaned against the wall at the foot of the
bed, while Hunter leaned at the head of the bed. Their legs were intertwined, and Rex s
tail occasionally stroked his leg, reminding Hunter of all the exploration they had yet to
experience.
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I don t know about you, Hunter, but all I ve had to eat since this morning& He
broke off, aware of the break in their time. You gave me two apples before I left. I still
have one. He reached out of the niche and caught his traveling bag, drawing out a
vivid red apple. It was fresh as though it had been newly picked. Rex reached into the
bag and pulled out a parcel, handing it to Hunter.
It was a sheaf of pungent dried lavender. He inhaled deeply, and then reached
up, suspending the bundle from the wall. That will keep the bed fresh.
Aye.
Rex s smile still took his breath away. In the past year, Hunter had looked upon
some of the most beautiful faces in existence. Rex s smile was lopsided; his hair grew in
unmanageable curls and twists. His features were less symmetrical than those of many
of the magical beings he d met. His skin was brown from the sun, and his slender hands
were hard with work.
And yet he was magic.
No one seemed to know what Rex s true gifts were, though all agreed that the
grass was always a bit greener where he d sat, and the fruit that he harvested was
always sweeter. Carly s gift had been sex and pleasure, but Rex s&
You re fertility.
Pardon? He lifted a brow at Hunter s exclamation.
Your croft flourishes while the harvests all around die in the ground. Animals
have no fear of you. I would imagine if you were careless, you d have scores of children
following you about.
Fertility is usually associated with the female.
It takes both. While Carly inspires blind lust, you inspire growth and
reproduction. That s why you need to be close to the earth& close to the forests and
wild places.
As he watched, the smile faded from Rex s face. He looked up and met Hunter s
eyes, and there, Hunter could see the green of the forest, the gold of wheat ready to be
harvested. He saw the rushing water as it melted from the mountaintops and hurried to
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the ocean. He saw the first blush of new life, the green shoots coming up from fertile
black soil.
Aye. There are few like me in this world or the next.
He glanced down at the apple in his hands, thick black lashes shading his eyes.
By rights, now that I ve returned home, this apple should be dried to dust. He leaned
over and set it on the floor, and as Hunter watched, the fruit began to dull, to wither
and finally disintegrate. Rex then held his hands to the front, opening them with the
palms up.
His palms bore calluses from hard work; black dirt was permanently engrained
in his skin. But they were beautiful hands, capable of pulling music out of a
temperamental lute. They were gentle hands that soothed the wounded and sick.
Those women who come to you for potions to get with child?
The potions are harmless fakes. Unless she is completely barren, I can prompt
fertility in women. Men as well. He smiled and rested his hands on his bare thighs.
Hunter gazed at those hands, and then his eyes traveled up the length of Rex s
legs to the thatch of black curls that cradled his cock and balls. His eyes continued to
wander over his flat belly and lightly muscled abdomen and chest. Restlessly, Rex
shifted, drawing up one leg, offering a view that Hunter returned to. Quickly, he looked
up at the face of the Sidhe, catching Rex watching quizzically.
You ve been with women.
Hunter nodded.
Men?
No. There were none that I desired.
So I m it for you then. Among men, anyway.
Aye. He reached up and pulled at his braid, running his fingers down its
length.
Your hair s grown. We ll have to shorten it a bit before we return. Rex s foot
stroked his calf gently. The sensation was almost hypnotic. Hunter blinked. When had
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the lights grown so dim? The candles they d lit were nearly guttered. He glanced out
and saw that the rain had stopped.
If you hunger, I have bread and fruit, as well as cheese and cold meat.
I hunger.
Rex s steady gaze never left Hunter s face. Abruptly, he shifted to leave the bed.
Hunter.
A hand on his arm gave him pause.
You re it for me as well.
Among men.
No, Hunter. Among anyone. He let go of Hunter s arm and settled back where
the shadows were growing. I don t deny the affection for women in myself. It s what
nature created me for. But love& you are the only one in my heart.
Hunter remained there, one leg outside the bed, the other folded under his body.
His arm tingled where Rex had touched him. His cock grew heavy against the seam of
his thigh and groin.
There is only you in my heart, Rex. I care for others, but it s different.
Friendship.
Yes. Friendship.
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