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Stitches by Amanda Meuwissen
Tales from the Gemstone Kingdoms, Book 2
Created by the alchemist Braxton, Levi was “born” fully grown and spends his early days learning about the monster-filled kingdom he calls home.
Even though he is just a construct pieced together from cloned parts, Levi longs to fit in with his mythical neighbors, but more than that, he wishes he could say two words to the Shadow King without stuttering.
Ashmedai has been king of what was once the Amethyst Kingdom since it was cursed a thousand years ago. Only he and Braxton know what truly happened the night of the curse, and Ash’s secret makes walking among his beloved people painful, so he rarely leaves his castle. However, with Festival Day approaching, Ash wouldn’t mind going out more often… if it means seeing more of Levi.
Ash wishes he deserved the longing looks from those strangely familiar violet eyes. He knows no one could love him after learning the truth of the curse. But if anyone can change his mind, it is the sweetly stitched young man who looks at him like he hung the moon.
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Levi sat in the chair at his window, gazing toward the castle. There was a light on in one of the towers. He wondered if Ashmedai was awake too.
At that thought, Levi touched each of his smooth wrists. He wanted to ask for more stitches gone, but every time the desire occurred to him, they were at the tower door, and he didn’t want Braxton to see.
With a wave of his hand, Levi created an illusion of Ashmedai before him, this time mirroring him in a chair beside the window, reading a nondescript book. Levi’s illusions didn’t include sound, or he’d mimic Ashmedai’s voice as well to read him something. That would be far more appealing than reading to himself, especially when Levi’s mind drifted once more to Braxton’s romances. Some of them got rather heated, and imagining those scenes spoken aloud in Ashmedai’s deep tones made the heat rise in Levi’s cheeks.
Despite having no sound, Levi could do much more with just an image—like shed Ashmedai of his clothing. He didn’t know what the king’s body looked like beneath his garments, but he had often wondered….
No. Levi couldn’t do that. Even if it would only be his imagination, it felt wrong to objectify Ashmedai in that way. The real thing would be preferable anyway.
Dismissing the image, Levi felt equally guilty considering pleasuring himself with the image of Ashmedai still so fresh in his mind, even though he’d already resisted the urge for days, after Ashmedai removed more stitches. The sensation was more than pleasant, it was… pleasurable. He’d noticed even more the second time than the first.
Levi had pleasured himself before. Not long after he first achieved consciousness, Braxton had told him to familiarize himself with his body, and Levi had done so. He hadn’t expected to find pleasure when his exploratory touch inevitably led between his legs, but when he started to feel it, to harden and find his breath catching, he hadn’t shied away. No bodily reaction could have been more natural.
He looked again at the castle in the distance and the light on in one of the towers. Oh, to know another’s touch someday, rather than only his own.
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About the Author:
Amanda Meuwissen is a bisexual author with a primary focus on M/M romance. As the author of LGBT Fantasy #1 Best Seller, Coming Up for Air, paranormal romance trilogy, The Incubus Saga, and several other titles through various publishers, Amanda regularly attends local comic conventions for fun and to meet with fans, where she will often be seen in costume as one of her favorite fictional characters. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with her husband, John, and their cat, Helga.
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