Page 18 of He is Poison
Domenico’s face relaxedinto a wide smile. With a content sigh, he lit his cigarette and took a drag,flexing the muscles of his abdomen.
“Does anyone else know?”Seth hissed, wrapping his arms around his chest, now newly embarrassed withDom’s nakedness. The fucker knew but had kept the charade going for so long.Dom had to be secretly laughing at him since the moment they met.
“How the fuck would Iknow?”
“Never mind. Why do Iaskyouof all people?” Seth grumbled to himself. Dom had to be awarewhat effect he had on people. That explained why he was so calm when he wascaught in the church. HeknewSeth wouldn’t tell on him. “Well, at leastyou know I have a boyfriend.” Technically, he’d broken up with Peter, butDomenico didn’t need to know that.
He blinked when Domlifted the comforter and slipped underneath. The touch of his naked body madeSeth feel as if a warm current rushed all the way through him. “Why would Icare?”
Seth parted his lips,realizing that he’d made an ass out of himself. Of course Dom didn’t care. Hewas teasing him. “I’m just saying,” he mumbled and turned his back on Dom, theferocious rhythm of his heart resonating in his ears. He tensed when the lampdimmed, with the lightbulb’s inner wire still glowing in the dark. On the wall,he could see the soft glow from Domenico’s cigarette, which was now caressinghis nose with smoke.
Seth swallowed, afraid,aroused, over-excited, as if he had drunk four espressos. His body was sendinghim so many mixed signals, he was sure he wouldn’t sleep for hours. Even hishands were getting sweaty, blood throbbing in the place where his finger usedto be. After a moment, Domenico moved, causing the mattress to dip, but thenhis thigh brushed Seth’s ass through the jogging bottoms, bringing him close toscreaming.
“Is the comforter tooshort?” It came out raspier than Seth would have wished.
“It’s far too small,”muttered Domenico tiredly, but seconds later, his hand brushed over Seth’s waist,eventually settling on his stomach. “The nights are quite cold already.”
Seth grabbed Dom’s wristand pushed it away, unsure of how to interpret what was happening. “The hellyou’re talking about? You’re like an oven.”
“I know, I can’t let youfreeze to death.”
Seth’s whole bodystilled in alarm when those strong, warm arms made their way around his chest,followed by lips that pressed a kiss to the back of his neck. Despite his bestintentions, his body was on fire.
He had to take a fewdeep breaths before he could speak again. “Are you out of your mind?” Sweatalready broke out all over his back, but he couldn’t move. He froze and feltlike an ice sculpture made out of fire.
“I’ve never been moresane.” Domenico’s voice curled around Seth’s ear, swiftly chased by the warmestand most agile tongue Seth ever felt in his life. Having Domenico’s hand trailall the way down his crotch was surreal enough to wake Seth from his stupor.
“Take your filthy tongueoff me,” he whispered and grabbed Dom’s wrist, trying to pull it away, eventhough it felt so good. He had to admit he had the hots for Domenico, but therewere so many reasons he shouldn’t go for it. All of Dom’s pheromones seemed toembrace Seth’s body already.
In the blink of an eye,Seth was immobilized by strong limbs. “Relax.”
“Hey! You have noright!” Seth blinked in shock and tried to pull away. No one,no onehadever treated him this way or even tried to. He couldn’t even comprehend howthis could be happening.
“Stay still.” Dom’swhisper caressed the back of Seth’s head. He was lulling him, as if he were alittle baby who couldn’t fall asleep. Seth wasn’t sure what was worse—orbetter—the hand sliding into his pants, or the scratch of Dom’s stubble againsthis bare skin.
“I don’t wanna.” Sethswallowed, finding it hard to breathe. It came out more like a squeal than anassertive ‘no’. “I don’t want to,” he repeated in a normal voice. He keptstruggling with the hand on his crotch, unsure where Dom got all his strengthfrom. It had to be flat-packed in those muscles, because Dom did not look likesomeone able to overpower Seth.
The hand on his cockkept going, gently coaxing his penis to life. “Do you think I haven’t seen howyou look at me?”
“I didn’t! You thinkyou’re such hot stuff? Attractive to everyone?” Seth gripped the sheet with hisone free hand. It was about time to admit to himself he wasn’t fighting as hardas he could be.
“I’m certainlyattractive to you,” whispered Domenico, breaking the barrier of clothes. Hisfingers circled Seth’s cock, making him shiver with desire.
Physically, it wasundeniable. Seth was hard already. The tension was only getting him moreexcited, like when he exceeded the speed limit on his motorbike in the rain.“This is… I mean…” He cleared his throat. “We can’t do it. I wasn’t supposed totell you, but… we’re brothers.” He could almost hear the squeak of wheelsstopping on asphalt. Actually, no, the asphalt was all oily, and the bikecarried him even farther away, straight for the edge.
“It’s not as if ourincestuous gene pool can produce a baby.”
Seth stopped struggling,lost in the answer. This was not the reaction he was going for. “I… You knew?”
For the first time,Domenico’s snort wasn’t pure mockery. There was a touch of bitterness in it,which threw Seth even farther away from his comfort zone. “I sometimes wish tobe ignorant," whispered Dom.
“I don’t understand,”Seth moaned as his cock throbbed in Dom’s palm. He took a deep breath andpushed back, throwing Dom off him, but after a short struggle, all he managedwas to roll over to his back with Dom on top of him. At least his ass wasn’t indanger anymore, and he could look into Dom’s eyes, so fair in contrast to hiseyelashes in the weak light coming through the window. Domenico hung over himlike a predator still considering where to start its meal.
“You’re lucky you don’thave to.”
“I lost my luck over twoweeks ago.” Seth scowled, watching Dom’s every move. All misfortunes coming hisway were because of his cursed last name. “You wanted to stab me while knowingthis?” He looked to the scar on his forearm, where the kitchen knife had gonein when Seth shielded his face from the blade.
The gentleness ofDomenico’s lips was in stark contrast to the iron power of his grip. His laughwas like something from beyond the grave. “That is precisely why I attackedyou.”