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Four soldiers surrounded Jory as he approached the
study. Apprehension shivered up his spine as he got closer.
The message he'd received told him one of his relatives had
arrived at the palace, but didn't say which one. This was the
first of his relatives to arrive for the wedding.
Rai had sent out the invitations, and every one of
his family members responded that they'd come. Jory
would've been pleased if he didn't know for a fact that at
least one of them was trying to kill him.
Jory was politely scooted to one side as the
bodyguard slipped through the door ahead of him. It didn't
do any good as the man waiting sensed his presence. Being
bonded with a space dragon at a young age took away his
cousin Tor's ability to see like a normal person. Space
dragons bonded so completely with their humans that their
bond-mate could only see through the dragon's eyes. So
while Tor could watch the cosmos, he couldn't see what
was right before his eyes. To compensate, he used a cane
and a team of servants to get around.
"Joriah?"
"Tor!"
Happiness bloomed through his body. With a glad
cry, he ran past his bodyguard and leaped lightly into the
pair of outstretched arms. "It's been so long," he said, tears
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prickling his eyes. Wrapping his arms around the taller,
muscular man, Jory held on as if he would never let go. He
felt a soft kiss brush across his head. The scent of home
drifted through him as he continued to hug the one steady
person in his life since childhood.
"I missed you," Jory whispered just loud enough
that he knew his cousin heard him.
"Would someone like to tell me what the hell is
going on?" Rai's voice boomed across the room, breaking
into Jory's moment of joy.
Pulling slightly away from Tor, he glanced behind
him to see a look of fury crossing the king's face.
"Rai, come and meet one of my favorite people in
the entire universe." He gave Tor another tight hug before
kissing each cheek.
He was grabbed him from behind and ripped out of
his cousin's embrace.
"Hey " Jory struggled in the king's arms. " what
are you doing?"
Rai lifted him with one hand and shook him like a
bad puppy. Before he could complain, a scream cut the air
and Precious swooped down and clawed Rai's hand, forcing
him to release Jory.
"Fuck. Everyone just calm the hell down," Jory
shouted. "I don't know what has got you all upset, but you
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need to stand down before Precious does something that
can't be fixed."
Rai spoke through gritted teeth. "I will not stand
down while you plaster yourself up against another man."
"What?" A new voice joined the mix, as angry as
Rai's.
Val came closer as Rai continued to rant. It was
amazing how two such dissimilar men had the exact same
expression.
Val stepped between Jory and Tor. "Who is this?"
His emerald eyes flared as he took in Tor's elegant form.
"Apparently one of Jory's favorite people." Venom
all but poured from Rai's mouth as he spat out the words.
"If you two would let me explain." Jory walked
around Val's tall form, dodging the hand put out to block
him. Linking his arm with Tor's, he brought him forward.
"This is my cousin, Tor."
The tension in the room plummeted with his words.
"I don't kiss my cousin," Rai muttered, shooting him
a glare.
"I only kissed his cheeks."
"You're welcome to kiss whatever you want, love,"
Tor said in a purposely seductive voice.
Jory laughed. "Shut up, cuz, you're getting me into
trouble here."
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Val examined Tor carefully. "You don't look much
like our Joriah."
Tor stepped forward, sliding his stick with him as
he walked. "We're cousins by marriage," he said in the
same silky tones.
Jory smiled at his cousin. He adored him, always
had. Tor never lost his cool. Tugging on their linked hands,
Jory led Tor away from the frowning pair. "Come with me,
Tor; we've got tons to catch up on." With a final glare at his
lovers, Jory walked away, taking his cousin back towards
his room.
Val watched the two men walk off before
approaching the king. "What do you think?"
Rai shrugged. "Could be a cousin. There wouldn't
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