Barbarian Mine

He snarls at me, baring his teeth again.

I squeak and drop back down to the ground. Okay, so he’s not a talker, but he’s really good with nonverbal communication. I know ‘sit down and shut up’ when I hear it.

Will always need you. A male cannot exist apart from his heart.”

The man I have revered? It is not the man I should be looking to for answers. It should be the man at my side, my brother. My brother who has tirelessly hunted at my side and gave me company even when I did not want it. Who brings his pregnant wife and has her sit with mine so she will not be lonely. Who risks his own family to help me protect mine. Who opened his home to me without question, and has never expected thanks.

Leezh’s kit is coming. Raahosh is…not himself.”

Which means he is panicking.

“You need family. And Raahosh and I are here for you.”

And he can’t stop staring at me, as if I’m some magical dick-sucking unicorn come to life. A

may be into Stockholm Syndrome but I am not!”