Page 21 of Heart of the High King
“He’s going to ream my ass the moment he gets me alone. I guess I deserve it, though.”
“You guess?”
“I’m getting mad again because we would’ve been awesome together.”
“Brogan, I’m scared. Rafferty ran out of here without saying much.”
“Don’t you remember how my relationship started? Come on. Nothing intelligent came out of my mouth, and neither one of us had a clue what we were doing. It worked out. Look at us now. We’re getting close to a thirteen-year anniversary. It’s all happened so quickly, and every day has been better than the last. Your fear is totally normal. If it’s right, it’ll work out.”
“I hope I can handle this.”
“You can handle anything and do it without so much as batting an eyelash.”
“Obviously, you’ve forgotten why I never leave this house.”
“That hardly matters, Aleksander. Everyone has issues. And he’s the one who has to upend his life. Your title is higher. He’s damn lucky he gets to move in here with us.”
“Maybe he doesn’t want to live in craziness.”
“Then he wouldn’t have been paired with the High King of the crazies.”
Aleksander put his hands over his face, blocking out the sun. “I think I might’ve been hiding here from my mate too. Everyone kept telling me he wasn’t going to just walk up and knock on the door. I believed that.”
“He didn’t knock because I was standing out there waiting for him.”
“This is surreal.”
“Answer a question for me?”
“What?”
“If you’ve been gay this whole time and didn’t want anyone to find out, does that mean you’re still a virgin?”
Thankful his blush was hidden, Aleksander nodded. “I don’t need a course on how-to’s, though. I’ve seen my share of porn and read my share of erotica.”
“That’s hot.”
“That warlock is going to roast you for real someday.”
“At least now I understand why you were so shocked when Dray told us about Killian.”
“I nearly blurted it out, but the timing wasn’t right. I couldn’t make it about me when he was so pissed off at Killian.”
“I guess it’s none of my damn business, but do you have other secrets that are going to shock the hell out of us all someday when you’re ready to let them out?”
“That was the last of them.”
“Duke Rafferty’s a good-looking guy.”
“Yep, and did you hear him talk?”
“No, why?”
Aleksander grinned. “Ilovehis voice.”
“That’s it? No more details on why?”
“Nope, you’ll have to hear it for yourself. And he did this scowl that just made my stomach flip over. Something about that expression really works for me.”
