Page 319 of Shadowman

I can’t stop the utter delight from overpowering my face. I have an honest to Godboyfriend… It’s almost unbelievable.

Bollocks… I hope I don’t fuck this up.

“Oh, trust me, sweet fury,” I croon as Joy unhooks the latch and carefully opens the door. “You’re stuck with me now.”

Byron relaxes, giving her and Rook some space to assess the immediate area for any threats while I peer in between the trees.

Ren rests his chin on Byron’s shoulder from behind. “I can’t believe you’rein love!And with the British Chalamet, no less.” He sneers, and Byron rolls his eyes.

“I can. He’s hot,” Dash hums, patting Byron on the back. “Nice work, kid.”

“He’s Byron’s man, okay?” Luthor’s arms circle Ren’s waist. “Which means he’s family now too.”

“I’m sure I’ll learn to love my future brother-in-law,” Ren jeers, then motions between Byron and Felix. “I mean, if these two could squash their beef, anything’s possible.”

“What’s a little bloodshed between friends, right?” Felix winks at Byron.

Byron grins, shifting awkwardly as he glances at Felix and Lemuel. “I should probably let you know… if we’re burying the hatchet and all,” he pauses, peeking at me. “We kinda sorta… had sex in your bed.”

I freeze while Felix’s face drops. Ren snorts. Luthor gasps.

Lemuel perks up. “Excuse me??”

“You… had sex… in our bed?” Felix mumbles.

Byron clears his throat. “And put… cum in your lube.”

“Oh my God, that’s fucking awesome!” Ren cackles.

In fact, everyone is laughing… Except Felix and Lem. They’re standing there looking dumbfounded.

They turn to me, and I shrug. “Our bad…?”

Ren whispers to Felix, “Did you use it??”

Based on how red his cheeks are, I think we have our answer.

“No comment,” Lem growls, leering at me.

“Yea, so… Now we’re even,” Byron gulps.

Felix blinks as Dash steps over, plucking the knife from between his fingers. “We’ll just… hang onto that for right now.”

“It’s fine,” Felix says after a breath. “Sorry, I’m just… replaying a few things in my head.”

Byron snorts, attempting to cover it. Then the others join in, and eventually, Felix grins. Lemuel still looks a bit disturbed, but he’ll get over it.After all, we know he’s a freak.

“You feel those little emo boys swimming around in there?” Ren sneers at Felix, and Luthor slaps him.

But they’re all laughing, and I’m grinning to myself. They seem sohappyto be back together. It has my heart soaring for my sweet fury and his found family as Joy gives me theall clear.

Zoning back in on the task at hand, I whistle. “You can come on out, love. It’s safe.”

Byron steps over, his face serious once more. “Who…?”

But his question is cut off when we hear tentative footsteps approaching. Everyone has stopped what they’re doing, gathering around as the lithe creature emerges from behind a tree. He looks nervous, and I get it. This is kind of crazy, and I’m sure he doesn’t know what to expect.

Stepping forward, I grab his hand and pull him inside. His big eyes shift about the room, focused mainly on the guns in the hands of all these strangers. The guards lower their weapons, every face but mine etched in perplexity, aimed at the quiet beauty.