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either.
    It was a big enough double that it would easily hold two men who had no intention of touching during the night. If Kane hadn’t exuded sex through every pore in his body, that might have actually been a possibility…
    Everet hung up the phone as soon as he’d placed his order, and made his way into the bedroom. He half expected to find Kane crashed out, asleep on the bed.
    He was partially right. Kane was certainly on the bed, but he wasn’t curled up and sleeping off his high.
    Kane lay in the center of the bed, propped up by several pillows, invitation shining in his eyes.
    “Well?” Kane asked.
    Everet couldn’t help but run his eyes down Kane’s body. God, he was gorgeous. But, he bloody well knew it, too.
    “Well what?” Everet said.
    Kane laughed. “Well, now that you’ve got me, what are you going to do with me?”
    Everet remained just inside the bedroom door. A good three yards of dark blue carpet stretched out between him and the other man, and that was the way it would stay.
    “Now, I’m going to break you of all your bad habits and make you a credit to the nest,” Everet said, very simply.
    This time Kane’s laugh contained less flirtation and far more real mirth. “Of course you are. And I’ll bet stage one in that plan involves you sticking your cock up my arse, right?”
    When Kane smiled it was so easy to focus on his expression and forget the rest. Everet folded his arms across his chest and held his ground through sheer force of will. The bruises—those were the important things to remember. The bruises, and the track marks, and the fact that Kane had probably spent so much of his life either whoring himself out or stealing from those who screwed him, he couldn’t remember how to do anything else.
    “No,” Everet said. There would be no sex. “The first stage is to get you clean and sober. It shouldn’t take long for all the drugs to leave your system, but it probably won’t be pleasant for you.”
    Kane’s eyes narrowed. He seemed to remain deep in thought for a few seconds. Then, the smile came back. He trailed one hand down his body, teasing the tears he’d slashed into his clothes and caressing the skin visible through them.
    “The second stage will involve finding a role in the nest that suits your abilities,” Everet went on, doing his damnedest to pretend the little show didn’t have any effect on him.
    Kane’s hand reached his crotch. He caressed the line of his shaft through the denim. He had indeed dressed to the right. The tip of his cock became visible through the rip in his jeans as he hardened.
    Everet had seen Kane naked in the bath. It should have been easy to ignore the glimpse of his cock, but it wasn’t.
    “My abilities,” Kane grinned as he looked down at his hand. “Yeah, I’ve got lots of those. You wouldn’t believe the tricks I learned over the years. There’s this thing I can do with my tongue that—”
    Everet took several quick steps back and slammed the bedroom door, sealing Kane in the bedroom and himself outside it. There weren’t enough curse words in the world to release his frustration in that moment.
    “Get some sleep,” he yelled through the door. “We’re making an early start in the morning.”
    Kane’s laughter was muffled by the door, but there was no doubt the cheeky little bastard thought he’d won round one of their little war of wills.
    Everet reached down and pressed the heel of his hand against his straining fly. The magpie had certainly done a wonderful job of getting him all hot and bothered. On the other hand, Everet hadn’t given in to temptation.
    Everet frowned. At best, that could still only be counted as a draw.
    A knock fell upon a door. For a second, Everet thought Kane wanted permission to leave the bedroom, but no, it came from the door to his apartment. A distraction! That was exactly what Everet needed.
    He jerked open the door more than willing to invite in whoever was there.
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