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LiteraryLion:You’re really going to that convention?TheRealisticRomantic:Yes. Caelen needs to be stopped.

LiteraryLion:You think you’ll be more successful at the convention than you were on the bridge? Do you have a plan?

TheRealisticRomantic:The people on the bridge didn’t know Caelen like the fans at the convention will. Besides, we’ll be better prepared.

LiteraryLion:You’d better make sure to supercharge Knox tonight.

While Adrian was trying to come up with a good response to that, Daniel logged on.

BookBoyfriendLover69:You mean like that scene in chapter 145? You know, before his fight with the Blood Lord he slept with seven pure-hearted maidens.

TheRealisticRomantic:I’m not a pure-hearted maiden!

BookBoyfriendLover69:You could always roleplay.

LiteraryLion:This isn’t helpful. But Daniel has a point. In the story, Knox always has some extraordinary sex before he takes on a strong opponent.

Adrian bit his lower lip. He knew exactly how those scenes played out in the story. He’d jerked off to them more than a few times.

"I’ve got a handle on things," he lied, and then he closed the lid of his laptop.

Enough of that.

Knox stepped back into the living room where Lyrian and Zev were engaged in conversation.

"This is such a strange place we ended up in," Lyrian said, shaking his head. "It’s like being trapped in a dream. Nothing here makes sense."

Zev leaned back, his eyes scanning the mundane decor of the room. "Dream or nightmare, take your pick."

"Nightmares are your domain," Lyrian replied.

"Not this one."

Evelyn, ever the gracious host, offered the two of them a warm smile. "The world can be confusing for sure. Just takes some getting used to."

Knox nodded, sitting down on the couch. "Thank you again for offering us shelter."

Evelyn waved it off with a dismissive hand. "Think nothing of it, dear." She rose and excused herself to tidy up in the kitchen, leaving the trio alone.

Knox picked up the mug of ‘coffee’ he’d abandoned earlier. He sniffed it, but his mind was still stuck on Adrian. There was something about that mortal that was devastatingly distracting.

How hard would it be to break the walls he’d erected around himself?

If Knox gave him just a little push at the right time…

Maybe then he could touch Adrian with his hands rather than with his shadows.

He’d draw more power that way for sure. The taste of it would be even more intense. A thought that made Knox want to lick his lips.

The demon in him stirred.

"What’s on your mind?" Zev asked, eyeing him skeptically. It was likely he could tell where Knox’s thoughts had strayed. The two of them had worked together for too long.

"I need to charge up before I face Caelen again," Knox admitted. "All the power I amassed this morning is already gone. It’s difficult to hold on to magic in this world."

Lyrian made a face. "Not for the Shadow King, it seems."

Zev looked at Lyrian. "You seem to be doing all right, as well."