of
magnetized air with him. Jabez dropped the towel, slipped into his pants, and scooped
up the rest of his clothes, but before he left the room, he turned to Andreas once more.
“By the way, the answer is „men.‟”
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“What?”
“The other night you asked which I prefer.”
“Oh.” He swallowed, and his mind raced as he tried to decide if it was an
invitation or merely a comment. Deciphering this man was like picking his way
through a minefield. “Good to know.”
The door closed behind Jabez, and Andreas blew out a long breath. He was as hot
as if he‟d been soaking in the spa again. He tossed aside his towel and dived back into
the pool.
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Jabez closed his eyes but couldn‟t sleep. The bed was soft, and the expensive
sheets were like air against his skin, but the drugs had worn off and with them his
weariness. He‟d always bounced back quickly from injuries, and with the private
doctor‟s miracle treatment, he almost felt 100 percent better.
He wasn‟t tired and didn‟t want to be lying in this bed alone, not when he knew
Andreas was in another part of the house lusting after him too. He had no doubt his
new “master” was hot for him. It was clear in his hungry gaze and the way his body
tensed every time he looked at Jabez. Sex between them would happen eventually. Why
not sooner?
Cursing, he opened his eyes and stared at the block of sunlight coming in the
window. What the hell was wrong with him? He‟d wanted to be left alone, made it
clear he didn‟t want to be a sex toy, practically taunted Andreas about his reasons for
bringing him here. Now sex with Andreas was the one thing he craved.
Jabez launched his body from the bed, his ribs aching at the sudden movement.
He crossed the room to look out the window at the patch of garden below. He needed
to be out there walking along the paths, burning off some of his pent-up energy.
Andreas strolled into view. The man‟s glossy black curls shone in the sun. The
curve of his neck, the way his shirt hung loose over his lean torso, his sexy walk, all
riveted Jabez‟s attention. He wanted to touch him, to comb his fingers through the silky
hair and stroke his hands over that tight body.
When Andreas had emerged from the pool, sleek and wet, Jabez‟s cock had risen
beneath the towel around his middle. But instead of getting out of there fast, he‟d come
on strong, making that stupid comment about his eyes and practically offering himself
to the man. Was that really what he wanted, the instant pleasure of hot sex? Maybe
there was a better way to use the attraction between them to his advantage, make
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Andreas crave him so much he‟d give him money and gifts—legal swag, not stolen for
once, a stake to use in the future when he was back on his own once more.
On the other hand, Andreas might tire of his new hobby soon and sell Jabez back
to the fight club, so maybe it would be better to steal everything he could lay his hands
on and get out of here fast.
As he pondered his options, Andreas disappeared from his view around a clump
of bushes. Jabez considered going down to the garden to find him but decided it was
better to keep some distance between them until he decided how to play this situation.
He turned from the window.
Sitting in a chair, he flipped on the mass-media-viewer set into one wall and
scanned through the music, vids, and library of books he didn‟t know how to read. He
finally settled on a show about dog breeding. He snorted at the crazy amounts of
money rich people put into their pets, but watched the vid until the very end.
When it was over, he went to take a shower in a bathroom so white and clean, he
felt dirtier than ever just from walking into it. The mineral bath had soothed his aching
muscles like the doctor promised, but left scum on his skin. The shower jets‟ stinging
spray washed away the mineral salts while the heat