Chapter 6They released each other when they approached the condo and rode up in the elevator. Once Raven had unlocked the door and closed it behind them, he turned and gathered in his arms the boyhood friend who, with him, had discovered the thing which had caused him so much pain. “I can’t begin to imagine how much you’ve suffered.”
Hunter removed his glasses, laid them on a table, and then wrapped his arms hungrily around Raven. Locked in a tight embrace, they stood together for a long time, cheeks touching. Raven offered comfort and Hunter absorbed it like rain to desert sand.
Hunter turned his face a little, and his lips brushed against one corner of Raven’s mouth, a questioning touch, soft and undemanding, asking permission, giving consent to say no. Something unleashed in Raven, an
