Amber Kell Porter's Reaper

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.A low purr vibrated against his chest.“I’ll take that as a yes.”He reached their appointed location and spotted Alstair leaning against the wall.The Reaper oozed power, influencing the flow of walkers to move around him—one demon even grabbed his friend who had stepped too close to Alstair and yanked him away.Porter never understood the fear some demons had for Alstair.Porter hadn’t heard any stories about Alstair being anything more than Hades’ right-hand man, but maybe that was enough to scare the others.The God of the Underworld didn’t suffer fools gladly and neither did his Reapers.He’d heard Alstair was the strongest of them all because he’d been around the longest.Maybe seniority had its perks.“Ready?” Alstair asked when Porter neared.He raised an eyebrow when he caught sight of the kitten but didn’t say anything.He had said Porter could bring him along.“Yes, Hades provided me with a pack.” He lifted the shoulder he’d propped the pack onto.“I’m sure he included lots of lube.” Alstair smirked.Porter laughed, sounding more nervous than amused to his own ears.“How did you know that?”“Hades is an eternal optimist.He’s always hoping people will get laid.I heard Persephone cut him off a year ago when he tried to seduce a nymph.Since then he’s become well acquainted with his hand.I think he’s hoping his subjects will at least get some of the sex he’s missing.”“I’m sorry I asked.” Heat burned Porter’s cheeks.Even after a year in the Underworld, he hadn’t become accustomed to their open ways concerning sex.He hoped Alstair didn’t laugh when he tried to seduce him.No doubt he’d look more like an idiot than a potential love interest.A quick flickered gaze over Alstair firmed his resolve along with the rest of his body.Yeah, it would be worth a bit of humiliation for the chance to be in Alstair’s bed.Alstair laughed and patted Porter on the back.“Come on.I didn’t mean to scar you for life.You don’t have to do anything you don’t want to.”Which just proved Alstair had no mindreading skills, if he didn’t know Porter dreamed about seducing the Reaper.“I know.I’ve just never had anyone that interested in my sex life.” If that didn’t give Alstair ideas, he would hang up his seduction hat.Alstair’s mouth curled up in a sexy smile.“I find that very difficult to believe.I’m sure more guys are interested in your sex life than you think.Assuming you are interested in men.I don’t like to assume.”Porter licked his dry lips and locked his gaze with Alstair’s.“Very interested.”Heat sizzled between them and not all of it caused by the flaming river winding alongside the walkway.Alstair cleared his throat.“Hades sent me a note that he reserved us a place to stay, but they have a full house so if we don’t get there soon they’ll cancel our reservation.”Porter snorted.“I’d like to see them explain that to Hades.”A laugh from Alstair made Porter grin.He hadn’t seen Alstair smile much.Watching him now boosted Porter’s ego.If he could cause the reserved Reaper to lose his composure even for a minute maybe he had more of a chance at seducing Alstair than he’d expected.“I’m ready to go if you are.” He lifted the pack higher on his shoulder, not certain how far they needed to travel.“You’re not bringing your boyfriend?”He hoped his tone sounded casual instead of desperate for information.“I broke up with Char, and he wasn’t my boyfriend—we just had sex.I’m not into relationships.” Alstair scowled, the memory obviously unpleasant.Porter hoped the Reaper never had that expression when he thought of him.“Ah.” The flash of pain in Alstair’s eyes told Porter there was something more to Alstair’s dislike of commitment but he refused to be drawn into the Reaper’s drama.He had enough emotional baggage of his own.He practically needed a dolly to drag it around.He didn’t need to haul anyone else’s.“Can you transport on your own?” Alstair asked, pulling Porter out of his thoughts.“No.I haven’t been to the living world since I came down here.Hades thought I needed time to consider if I wanted to go through transition.”He’d refused because he wanted to resolve his death, a tidbit he hadn’t shared with Hades.If Porter let Hades plant his soul into a new body, his mind would be wiped of all his memories.Now that the opportunity to punish his killer had appeared, Porter wouldn’t turn down the chance for a bit of payback.He could see the flicker of curiosity in Alstair’s gaze before he held out his hand.“Grab my hand and I’ll transport us both.”“Okay.” Porter took a deep breath and made sure his Hellcat wasn’t going to jump before sliding his fingers through Alstair’s.He might secretly wish they were holding hands for a different reason, but he’d save that expectation for later [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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