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almost see the nameplate right now Austin-The
God of Stupidity. Damn it, this was not how he
wanted to start the conversation.
Austin ran his hand through his hair in
frustration while he thought about how he was
going to approach the topic at hand without
making a fool of himself. Or, worse, scaring
Kayden away.
 I want to talk about us, Austin finally said.
 What about us? Kayden asked with a slight
tilt of his head.
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 Come on. You have to admit that you feel it,
too. Austin held his breath as he waited for
Kayden to deny it.
 Admit what? Kayden asked as he looked
down and began to rub his toe around a ripped
hole in the rug.
 You re attracted to me.
Kayden s head whipped up. His eyes were
wide with terror, and his mouth was in an O
shape.  Who told you?
Austin reached out and cupped the back of
Kayden s head. Austin almost let out a sigh when
he felt how soft Kayden s hair felt. It only served
to make Austin eager to keep on touching, to see
how other places of Kayden felt.
 Leon made me realize that I ve been an idiot
and missing all the looks you were throwing my
way.
The most adorable flush covered Kayden s
cheekbones.  Shit.
Austin let out a small chuckle.  Don t worry.
The reason I hadn t noticed them earlier was
because I was throwing them your way, too.
Kayden let out a small gasp.  You were?
 I think I fell for you when we found you and
your brother hiding out in that dumpster. You
were so scared and alone. I would have done
anything to protect you from that moment on.
 You don t feel the same way about Kyle?
 No, there s somebody else that has those kinds
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of emotions toward Kyle.
 Who? Kayden asked, his eyes once again
growing large.
Austin placed a chaste kiss on the tip of
Kayden s nose.  That s not my place to say. When
the Owl in question is ready to make his move,
we ll all know. He s just not ready yet.
Kayden gave Austin a big frown.  Fine, but if
this mysterious Owl breaks Kyle s heart, I m going
to claw his eyes out. I don t care how big he is.
The funny thing was Austin could see Kayden
trying to do just that. While Kayden might be
small, he made up for it in spunk and fire. He had
to, in order to survive in the untamed world after
he and his brother had been exiled by their
Parliament.
 I wouldn t worry about that. This Owl in
question would give his own life in order to
protect Kyle, Austin assured him.  Now get
ready.
 For what? Kayden blinked up at him.
 I m going to kiss you now.
 Okay, but just so you know, I ve never kissed
anybody.
Shocked to his feathers, Austin paused.  You re
twenty-two. How is it that you ve gone this long
without kissing another man?
Kayden shrugged.  Well, before, I didn t dare
do anything because I was afraid of getting caught
and exiled. Then Kyle and I were a little too busy
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trying to stay alive to worry about anything else.
Then you guys found us, and I didn t want
anybody to touch me but you.
Stupefied, Austin asked,  So you re a virgin?
Blushing even more, Kayden nodded.  Does
this mean that you don t want me anymore?
As if. Austin just felt like he d won the frigging
jackpot. His mate was untouched, pure& that was
almost unheard of. It was also as hot as hell. So
much so, that Austin nearly came in his pants at
that exact moment.
Austin was just going in for his long anticipated
kiss, when he heard it& the cries of enemy Owls
and the ominous thuds as they landed on the roof.
Austin let out a loud curse. How in the hell had
they been found so fast? It usually took them
several weeks to be discovered. None of this made
any sense.
Grabbing Kayden by his upper arms, Austin
said,  No matter what happens in the next few
minutes, you need to promise me that you will
follow my instructions to the letter.
 O& okay, Kayden said.
Good, that was all Austin needed to hear. If
everything worked as planned, there was no way
those damn Owls would get one claw on Kayden,
or Kyle for that matter.
Turning, Austin began to bark out orders. Not
that he had to anymore. After all, they had been
through this drill so many times, they all knew
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what to do. It was old hat to them.
Austin let out a sigh. He wondered if their days
of running would ever be over.
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Chapter Five
ayden froze as fear shot through him.
K
Normally, he didn t react this way when
they were under attack. After it happened so
many times, Kayden had learned to react
mechanically. But after last time, when he d been
captured, things had changed. For the first time in [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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