Title: Killian
Series: : Whispers From a Hidden World, Book 1
Author: TN Tarrant
Publisher: MLR Press
Release Date: 26 Oct. 2018
Heat Level: 3 - Some Sex
Pairing: Male/Male
Length: 76,065
Genre: Romance, Fantasy, Science Fiction
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Synopsis
Regent Killian Larrestes survived a harrowing attack and the betrayal of his family by his mother, and has since worked to help them all recover, learning the complexities of protecting and commanding a large, sprawling Clan.Shiloh Zahirris is seeking Sanctuary from a marriage he doesn't want when he ends up under the protection of Killian Larrestes. Killian takes him in, and they find themselves falling in love. But will social objections, personal insecurities, and someone seeking revenge destroy their chance at happiness?
Excerpt
His mother, Janet Larrestes, stood up
behind her desk, with a surprised look on her face, when he and his father came
in. “Killian, what happened? Were you attacked?”
He nodded grimly. “Yes, Senki, I have
been, but I fought back well enough to escape Anan.”
“Anan?” Janet’s expression was puzzled.
She shook her head. “I don’t understand. Are you saying Anan attacked you?”
Killian nodded as his father put a
comforting hand on his shoulder. “Yes, Senki, Anan attacked me. She attempted
to rape me, Senki.”
“Surely there must be some mistake,
Killian. Anan is your fiancée. This marriage has been arranged for a year now.
I thought the two of you liked each other.” Janet sat down again, not even
bothering to ask how bad his injuries were.
Killian nodded again. “I thought so,
too, Senki. I mean, I liked her. She has always acted properly, even if I
haven’t always liked the way she treats me. But this is different. This isn’t a
misunderstanding of two people needing to learn how to deal with each other.
She tried to rape me. I had to walk home from the park in the square because I
wasn’t getting back into that car. Who knows what she would have done then? I
had to slash her face with my dagger to get her off of me long enough to get
away.” His knee really hurt, but his mother had not given him leave to sit. His
father had taken the first aid kit out and had busily began to clean Killian’s
face, and carefully removed Killian’s shirt to look at his shoulder.
“Janet, this wound on his shoulder needs
stitching,” David Larrestes told his wife softly, as he gently checked the
wound. Killian hissed and barely managed not to say every cuss word he knew.
“That can wait until we settle this.”
She picked up the phone. “I’m calling Anan here. We’re going to sort this out.”
“Can I at least take the boy to get him
cleaned up and dressed properly?” David asked, silently warning his son to be
silent. Killian obeyed, giving his mother a respectful look. She was a good
woman, but a bit of a martinet.
Janet held her hand up for silence. She
spoke briefly on the phone, ordering Anan and her mother to come to the house
to sort out this obvious misunderstanding. A cold chill went through Killian as
he listened to those words. Surely, his mother believed him, didn’t she?
Janet hung the phone up and looked at
her husband and son. “Anan is getting her face stitched up. Apparently, you’ve
done some damage to your fiancée.” She spoke sourly.
“Good, maybe she’ll learn that no means
no,” Killian said. “There’s no misunderstanding, Senki. On my honor, I promise
you. She attempted to rape me. I ran as soon as I was able to get away, and the
only way I could make her let me go was to use my dagger.”
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