Page 76 of Consort of the Dragon King

“As Kizoshi always says, everything will work out how it’s supposed to,” Auslin assured his brother. “There’s no one other than Kisano I would trust with your heart.”

“The only person who would come close to measuring up would be Liros. But there’s no way the Knowledge Power would ever be interested in me that way.” Despite that, it still made Sephen giddy to know the deity approved of him. “It’s enough to know he’s aware I exist.”

“Maybe someday you’ll get to meet him, too.”

Sephen’s gaze turned dreamy. “Oh, could you imagine him co-authoring a book with Reskin because Liros is friends with Kizoshi? Maybe a book written by my two dream men isn’t as far-fetched as I originally thought.” Was it weird the idea excited Sephen intellectually and sexually? He could only imagine how embarrassed Kisano would be by Sephen’s fantasy.

Auslin chuckled. “I never rule anything out when Kizoshi is involved.”

“She really is nothing like I imagined. I assumed I’d be terrified of her, but instead, I want to hug her and listen to all her stories about Liros and Sophina, along with adorable ones about Kisano when they were growing up.” It was perhaps the biggest shock of all.

Auslin’s smile was full of fondness for the War Power. “There’s no one quite like her. I’ll forever be grateful she’s on our side. If she didn’t approve of us being with her brothers, I doubt we’d survive her wrath.”

“It’s so hard to picture her being that angry when she’s so nice.”

“Trust me, I’ve seen how she deals with the people she hates. You donotwant to end up on her bad side. But I don’t think we have anything to worry about. All she wants is for her brothers to be happy, and no one makes them happier than us, right?”

The thought filled Sephen with joy. “I sure hope so.”

“On that note, I need to go take care of a few things.” Auslin stood up from the bed. “I’ll leave you to your reading.”

“Thanks for checking on me.” Sephen had lucked out to have the best older brother ever. It was still shocking to find out he was a half-Power, but it only made Auslin more remarkable in Sephen’s eyes.

“That’s what brothers are for.” Auslin gave him a hug before leaving.

Left alone again, Sephen’s thoughts returned to Kisano. Remembering their passionate kisses made Sephen’s body flush with heat as his desire stirred. No wonder Auslin enjoyed being with shifters so much. It had been so sexy running his tongue against Kisano’s fangs.

He ached for so much more than they had been allowed to do. In the privacy of his mind, the memories of being with Kisano played out into full-blown fantasies about what would have happened if they hadn’t stopped at simple kisses. ImaginingKisano trailing his fangs against Sephen’s skin made his cock harden.

The temple mages preached about the importance of living lives free of wants, but Sephen’s entire life had been about pursuing the desire for more knowledge, especially through the philosophical teachings of Reskin and Liros. He wanted to own all the books, even though it contradicted their preaching about forgoing all forms of pleasure.

But now, Sephen craved a different desire. Kisano had awakened a lust which refused to abate in his absence. It drove Sephen to pull down his breeches so he could free his aching hardness. After a lifetime of being alone, he wasn’t a stranger to touching himself. Normally, he fantasized about meeting his two idols. But now he knew Reskin was Kisano, it allowed him to put a face to his previous fantasies.

He jerked off as he pictured Kisano exploring his body. But Sephen wasn’t content with kisses and touches alone. Although he had no experience in being intimate with anyone, Sephen could easily picture what it would be like if Kisano entered him to reach new heights of pleasure.

Sephen bit his lower lip to hold in the whimpers that wanted to escape him. He was probably breaking some rules of decorum by imagining Kisano making love to him, but he couldn’t stop touching himself while fantasizing about arching under the shifter with breathy pleas for more.

His hand picked up the pace when he thought about Kisano stroking his cock while thrusting into him. He wondered what it would feel like to have the shifter come inside him. It triggered Sephen’s climax, hitting him hard as he came with a muffled moan.

It probably was wrong to take such liberties with Kisano in his mental theatre, but Sephen couldn't feel guilty about something so amazing.

Chapter 35

Kisano

Everything was a mess in Kisano’s head as he entered the sanctuary of his library. After he returned home from visiting Sephen at the temple, he was torn between being in utter disbelief he had acted so forward and being thrilled he hadn’t been too scared to take a chance. Leaving the castle grounds to visit Sephen had already been an enormous step outside of his comfort zone, but the memories of kissing the young mage made it hard to regret his decision.

“Well, somebody certainly had a good time,” Kizoshi teased from behind him.

Kisano spun around guiltily, blushing a deep scarlet at knowing his sister could smell Sephen all over him. “I…” Kisano’s words wouldn’t come to his defense in his embarrassment.

She gestured for him to follow her to a seating area in front of a fireplace. “Be at ease, Kisano. I am merely teasing.”

He took a seat next to her on the comfortable couch. “But I…”

“There is nothing wrong with what you did,” Kizoshi reassured him, giving his shoulder a reassuring squeeze.

“I failed Sephen by acting so shamefully,” Kisano finally confessed. “Never in my life have I said or done anything so forward. I do not understand what came over me.”

---