Dealing With the Dead by Toni Griffin Read Free Book Online

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    "Can you read me the last chapter so I can reacquaint myself with where I was up to?"
    "No worries." Noah searched through the file until he came to the last chapter break and started to read.

    Jayden was exhausted; the strain of what he had been doing was finally starting to take its toll on his body.
    He wiped the sweat from his forehead, his muscles were aching, and he could feel a throbbing at the base of his

skull. If he didn't cut his magic soon he would be in a world of hurt.
    The sky was just starting to glow with the pre-dawn light; Noah and his brother had been at it for hours. It had been fascinating to watch Grayson's mind at work as he recited his book to his brother.
    He had absolutely no idea how far they had gotten in the story or even how long the story had to be. But right now he didn't care. He needed to rest and recharge so he could do this all over again tomorrow night. Sighing, he shut off his phone. It was down to less than ten per cent of its battery. He would have to remember to bring a book or something else with him tomorrow—no, tonight.
    Shoving the phone in his pocket he stood up and stretched, arms reaching for the sky, before his back bowed as his body relaxed into the moves. He waited patiently for a pause in the proceedings in front of him before clearing his throat.
    Noah blinked several times before he finally seemed to focus on him. "I really hate to interrupt the flow but it'll be dawn soon and I need some rest so we can do this again tonight."
    Noah looked startled as he checked his watch. "Shit, Jayden, I'm so sorry. I didn't realise it was so late, or early

as the case may be. Crap. How are you feeling?" Noah reached out as if to touch him but must have realised he was still within the circle because he dropped his hand back down. Jayden's heart fluttered at the concern he clearly saw on Noah's face.
    Jayden smiled at Noah to hopefully ease some of the man's guilt over losing track of time. "I'm okay, but I think ten hours is about my limit."
    "You look exhausted," Noah murmured. Jayden just nodded. There was no reason to say anything else. It was more than likely written all over his face anyway.
    "Thank you, Jayden, for allowing us this time."
    Grayson moved until he was once more standing over his grave. "Brother, I can't begin to explain what it means to me that you are here trying to finish my work. Thank you.
    Give my love to Bec and Nik. I'll see you again soon."
    "You're welcome," Noah said in reply. His voice had grown quiet at Gray's goodbye.
    Grayson turned to Jayden and nodded once. Jayden started to draw his magic back, watching as Grayson slowly sank back into the earth. "May you rest in peace," Jayden said softly as the last of his magic returned to him.
    Jayden took a deep breath. His knees shook before his legs gave out from under him. He would have fallen if

not for the strong arms that circled his waist and drew him back against a hard chest. "Shhh. Just relax. I've got you."
    Deep breath, in and out. Jayden stood there and just breathed for several minutes. When Jayden thought his body was finally under his control again, he let his head fall onto Noah's shoulder and tilted his chin up, wanting a kiss.
    Noah caressed his cheek, thumb stroking across his bottom lip, his eyes never leaving Jayden's.
    Jayden inhaled at the intensity of longing he saw in them. Then, Noah bent down and kissed him. Noah's tongue slowly pressed forward into Jayden's mouth, wrapping around his. There was no urgency to the kiss, no battle over who was in charge. Just a sweet, gentle, unhurried kiss filled with want and need.
    Jayden turned into the kiss, wrapping his arms around Noah's neck. With great reluctance he eventually broke the kiss. "We shouldn't be doing this here," he muttered even as he leaned forward to press their lips together again. Noah allowed the second kiss but didn't deepen it. His hands travelled the length of Jayden's back to rest on his ass.
    "Come home