Releasing in Two Days - Clan Beginnings: Clan and Crave - Chapter Five, Scene Two

 

Releasing May 31. Pre-order now: Amazon, Amazon UK, Nook, Apple, Kobo, Smashwords, print

Sletran's his hero...but Conyod also recognizes him as a man

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Conyod knew little of the intricacies of fighting on thebattlefield. He couldn’t have said he cared the least bit about the subject.However, Sletran was glowing after his successful day, and Conyod was happy forhim. Though he couldn’t easily follow the description of the tactics hiscompanion used to defeat the other squads he’d been set against, it was clearSletran had exceeded expectations during the surprise war games. Beingpersonally lauded by his superiors after having conquered key positions and defeatingthe most opponents was obviously a big deal. Conyod ate his order of broiledrizpah, drank his kloq, and listened carefully to every wonderful, if sometimesincomprehensible, word Sletran uttered.

As he did so, Conyod became aware of a new facet of hisconcept of Sletran: he was beginning to see the Nobek as a flesh-and-blood man.An actual person rather than the idealized idol he’d been for so many years.

He still regarded Sletran as his personal hero. He’d turnedConyod’s life around at a sensitive time, when hope had been its lowest. Butnow the Imdiko was finally learning the true person Sletran was.

Bringing the Nobek down to earth did nothing to detract fromhis appeal. Conyod found this relatable, real Sletran far more alluring thanthe untouchable icon he’d rendered him in his ridiculous fantasies. What hadbeen childish devotion and perhaps obsession was transformed into a truerfeeling. Teen Conyod had dreamed of following Sletran like a sycophant,endlessly offering adoration. Mature Conyod wondered if he and Sletran couldhave enough in common to walk into the future side by side as peers, friends,and lovers.

When Sletran reached across the small table and strokedfingertips on Conyod’s hand…such a small but profound gesture…the younger manthought his heart might burst. Compulsive craving for a symbol was transformingto love for the genuine article.

“Hey, I’ve been talking nonstop about myself,” Sletransuddenly said. “What’s going on in Conyod Land? I’ve been meaning to ask howyour parents are.”

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Heneeded a hero and found two. Can love rescue him again?

NobekSletran never took Imdiko Conyod’s infatuation seriously when he rescued himyears before. When Conyod shows up in his life again as a strong and successfulman instead of a traumatized victim, Sletran has to reconsider the one he oncerejected and now can’t imagine life without.

Conyod hasnever given up on the man he considers his hero. Sletran is all he’s everwanted for a clanmate, and he’s determined to win him at last. But the past refusesto be laid to rest. When Conyod convinces Sletran to see him for who he’sbecome, will who he was resurface and destroy the love they’re building?

Sletran’scommanding officer Dramok Erybet is instantly fascinated by Conyod when thesoldier brings his love on base for a visit. However, Sletran isn’t the NobekErybet feels is right for him. When he rejects the Nobek, he risks losingConyod too.

Againstthe backdrop of heartbreaking childhood tragedy, a ghost who haunts Conyod andhis grief-stricken family, and military brass determined to oust Erybet fromthe rank he’s worked so hard to reach, three men must come to terms with whothey are. When tragedy strikes, the nightmares of the past must be faced andburied once and for all. Conyod, Sletran, and Erybet must dare everything tofind redemption and hold on to each other.

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