Page 21 of Soren

Soren’s grin was bright and manic as he revealed the second DVD.Interview with a Vampire.

Gabe snorted. “Really?”

“Just thought you could bear reminding how alluring and sexy the rest of the world finds my kind.” Soren’s grin turned sly.

As if Gabe needed any reminding. He’d been doing his best for over a year to ignore just how alluring and sexy a certain vampire was.

Soren was just…way too enticing.

And he was only becoming more so as he revealed new facets of himself to Gabe. The petite vampire’s loungewear was apparently an outfit of his own making. When he’d stood from the couch, it had been revealed to be a crop top with matching high-waisted, flowy knit pants. The shirt was short enough that glimpses of Soren’s slim pale midriff peeked out when he was standing. Like now. Gabe swallowed hard, his cock beginning to harden in his sweats.

The microwave dinged. Saved by the bell.

“I’ll get the popcorn,” Gabe offered. So what if his voice came out a little raspy?

Soren smirked at him, moving to pop the DVD in. Ferdy was still on the couch, snoozing away, his ear twitching in his sleep. Apparently the key to tiring out energetic puppies was having a speedy vampire on the premises. Who knew?

When Gabe returned with the popcorn, he settled on the opposite end of the couch as Ferdy. Soren, instead of sitting back with the puppy, planted himself in the middle, leaving zero space between his and Gabe’s bodies.

At Gabe’s look, Soren widened his eyes in faux innocence. “What? I need to be able to reach the popcorn.”

Gabe said nothing. He’d been right—Soren’s outfitwassoft, the sleeve brushing against Gabe’s bare arm.

Gabe swallowed, his mouth suddenly dry, and tried to focus on the movie, willing his cock not to harden again as Soren’s pine-and-ocean scent drifted over him. There would be no hiding a hard-on in these sweats, and he didn’t want to give Soren the satisfaction of knowing how he affected him.

The vampire was too gorgeous by far, and he knew it, the little brat.

As the movie played, the dinosaurs meting out their own brand of prehistoric justice on their makers, Gabe held himself stiffly, his right leg bouncing. He was trying to avoid their bodies touching any more than necessary, but the awkward stiffness was starting to make his back ache.

Soren glanced at his jittery leg, huffing in annoyance. “What’s going on, human?”

“Nothing.” Gabe stilled his leg, trying to subtly stretch his upper back without bumping into the vampire.

Soren sighed, grabbing the remote to pause the movie. “Tell me.”

“It’s just an old back injury from an unruly patient during residency. I get stiff sometimes.”

“Hm.” Soren eyed him for a moment skeptically, then reached over and lifted the popcorn bowl from Gabe’s lap, placing it on the coffee table. He pushed and prodded until Gabe found himself leaning forward, seated at the very edge of the couch. He looked over his shoulder to watch Soren clamber up behind him, placing himself between Gabe and the back of the couch.

The scents of ocean and pine washed over him again.

Gabe gritted his teeth as blood rushed to his cock. “What are you doing?”

“Hush,” Soren commanded.

Strong, delicate fingers dug into Gabe’s neck, moving in sure strokes. Gabe let out a groan before he could help himself. “Fuck. Your hands feel amazing.”

“I know,” Soren murmured. “Press play.”

Gabe complied, reaching for the remote. It felt too good to put up any sort of fuss.

As Soren worked his back muscles, Gabe found himself melting into a relaxed state that bordered on drugged.

This was becoming a mysterious theme of Soren’s presence. Up to a point, having Soren around increased that restless, anxious feeling that lived ever-present in Gabe’s gut. But as soon as Soren was touching Gabe, it was like it all…dissolved. That tightness in his chest gave way to a loose, warm, fluid state.

None of that would be a problem, per se…except he was also incredibly turned on.

He couldn’thelpit. Gabe usually made a point of keeping some physical distance between him and Soren, but now Soren’s lithe body was pressed up against his back. His scent surrounding Gabe. His hands all over him.

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