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him, he realized Danny was pushing into their collective
consciousnesses as deeply as he could around that one event. Tied up
in that moment was Kyle Water, Skye Martin, and a crazy, gun-toting
bag of shit named Kellen. Dylan had twinned Water and Skye right
before Kellen shot him. He didn t remember anything after that until
he woke up in the hospital and was so hungry he wanted to eat an
entire cow. He d settled for half a dozen cheeseburgers.
That day is so red in everyone s memory. The anger toward
Kellen, the smear of your blood, the fear of losing you and what you
give to us as the nexus. Danny reached out and took Dylan s hand.
You ve twinned other couples since you woke up.
But I wasn t twinned myself.
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Danny s hand tightened against his. Before, you say you always
felt the next couple?
Dylan nodded. Holding Danny s hand felt surprisingly reassuring.
It was like this kind of itch. No, that s not quite right, as an itch is an
annoyance. This was like a tickling kind of warmth. I mean, it felt
good. And I knew the closer they got to bonding because I could feel
their soul bond coming. Most of his brethren didn t know how
intimately Dylan was tied to their mating. He knew when they soul
bonded because he felt the moment like a wash of perfectly warm
water over his whole body. He almost always got an erection, one that
didn t go down until he d twinned them. Right now I feel nothing.
After due consideration, Danny peered up. Perhaps our sloth is at
an end.
Dylan panicked and squeezed Danny s hand so hard Danny
disengaged. Playfully, Danny said, I need that hand for Matthew.
Sorry. Dylan usually was aware of his strength and careful to
contain it, but what Danny said scared him.
I didn t mean that in a bad way. Danny tilted his head to the
side. Just that perhaps we have all the members we re supposed to
have.
What about Dustin Brooks and Mitch Gay?
We only supposed they were members. Maybe they aren t.
Something about that bothered Dylan deeply. He liked both of
those men. Right now, Mitch was in a coma, struggling for his very
life Wait. Maybe that s it. He s in a coma so I can t feel the
tugging.
Wouldn t you feel Dustin?
I don t know. We ve never had this situation. That thing with
Ryan was different in that his soul had left his body.
Maybe that happened with Mitch, too.
They were quiet for a long time. If that were the case, then
Dustin s vigil at Mitch s bedside was now doubly tragic.
I think the only thing we can do is wait and see. Danny offered
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Dylan a worried smile. As difficult as that is to do sometimes, I think
it s the only thing we can do in this situation.
Reluctantly, Dylan agreed. For some reason, he had expected
Danny to give him the answer when that was crazy. Danny was their
leader, and he was a damn good one, but he wasn t privy to the inner
workings of the universe.
Go and have a good time before the football game on Saturday.
Play some video games. Have some fun. I would say go and see
Preston, but you don t have enough time. Danny grinned. Maybe
you two can have a mental date.
I m seeing him after the game on Saturday.
Good. So, until then, give it a rest. We can t know the shape of
things until they happen.
Dressed and done with everything related to school until the game
on Saturday, Dylan found himself without a pressing urgency for the
first time in months. He didn t have to study or run drills or do
anything. Free time was such a novel concept he d forgotten what he
liked to do. He grinned. Well, besides polishing the pole. That was
one activity he d always enjoyed. But right now he wanted to save
everything up for Preston. As crude as the thought was, Dylan wanted
to impress his mate by pumping a big load into his sweet, tiny ass.
Just thinking of that got him hard.
That s twice in one day. You re a machine. Cory slapped his
back as he went by.
Dylan stopped him with a touch to his arm.
What up, my man? Cory asked, turning and facing him.
I feel you.
Cory looked down at where Dylan was still touching his arm.
Lifting his brows, he in turn lifted his gaze to Dylan s face. Um,
you re touching me. Jokingly, Cory quipped, Or did you mean like
you re feeling me in the common vernacular meaning you are
understanding where my head is at?
I m saying that I feel you tugging at me. Dylan couldn t have
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been happier. This was the curiously warm, itchy feeling he d just
been telling Danny about. As quickly as his joy rose, it vanished.
Maybe all this was just in his mind. Dylan hadn t heard about Cory
dating anyone. Then again, Cory was the one spreading rumors about
everyone else. Maybe he did that to hide his own love life. His
mother, Mrs. Wright, was the English teacher on campus. Cory had
certainly taken enough shit about finding Mr. Wright for himself that
his wanting to stay mum wasn t really a shock.
You okay?
Yeah. I m okay. Just midterms. Dylan blamed his weirdness
on stress. Everyone did. It was such a common excuse Cory s
suspicious brows instantly relaxed.
I feel that, my brother. I m on my way to my very last one.
Good luck. Dylan released his hold on Cory s arm and watched
him walk away. Unable to shake the curious feeling, he turned and
looked back at Cory. With the easy walk of a confident man, Cory
strode across the quad. He waved and smiled at the guys he passed.
But then, Dylan s picture of him changed. All the grins and good
cheer and the gossip mongering hid a terrible truth.
Cory was being routinely raped.
The information struck Dylan so hard and so violently he fell to
his knees. His erection shriveled. Snow melted into the fabric of his
pants as he continued to stare at the back of Cory s head. His dread of
having to go home for the holiday season came off Cory like a stink
cloud of black mist. Cory was terrified. Cory didn t live on campus to
experience the full college experience. He stayed on campus to keep
away from his stepfather. With the campus shutting down, including
the dorms, Cory had no choice but to return home and face his
abusive stepfather.
The tugging Dylan felt wasn t a tugging for a soul bond or two
souls yearning to twin. What Dylan heard from Cory was the
screaming of a soul in torment. And Dylan had no idea what to do to
help him.
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Chapter 6
Preston had never felt more special than he did when he spoke to
Dylan. His thoughts were so warm and embracing. Even with the
great distance between them, Preston could almost feel his mate s
arms around his body.
Did you want this shirt in both colors? The clerk offered out
two button-down shirts. One was brown and matched Preston s eyes.
The other was green and contrasted them.
Both.
Happily, the clerk whisked the items into the ever-growing pile
that Preston had amassed behind the checkout kiosk. Grayson stood
back, glaring, but he refrained from making any disparaging
comments about Dylan or Preston dressing up for him. Too many
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