Released as a part of Forbidden Love line from
Torquere Press, Where the Heart Belongs tells
the story of two brothers Zach and Drew with their unnatural relationship. When
something terrible happens to Zach, an African American FBI Agent, Eugene
Harris comes into the picture adding more complications. This is #1 of
the Triangle Series.
Where the Heart Belongs
By: Iyana Jenna
Published By: Torquere Press
Published: Feb 03, 2016
Published By: Torquere Press
Published: Feb 03, 2016
Word Count: 8,200
Blurb
His brother slash boyfriend, Drew is leaving him. It
makes Zach unaware of his surrounding and a hate-crime psycho takes him off
guard. He is kidnapped and tortured. Zach is saved by the FBI and as a
surviving witness, he is brought to stay with FBI Agent Eugene Harris.
Gradually, Eugene gets to know Zach. He should have been
disgusted, but instead, all he wants is comfort Zach.
Will Zach accept that Drew is not coming back? Will Eugene
finally have the gut to tell Zach how he feels?
Excerpt
“Hush…” Zach whispered. He wanted to treasure the moment as much
as he could but it was him who pulled back first. “Let’s go,” he said harshly.
“You will miss your bus.” His heart bled at how Drew stared at him in
confusion, hurt in his eyes. But he knew he had to let go now or he would never
be able to.
He helped Drew with his bags and grasped Drew’s jacket sleeve,
hugging him tight and kissing him again, not caring who might be watching. Drew
clung onto him just like he used to during those cold nights whenever they were
alone in a motel room, and squeezed him for the last time, pulling back. Their
eyes met.
“I’ll come back for you.”
Long after the bus was gone, Zach was still standing at the bus
station, his heart heavy. Drew was his brother and his lover. Zach realized the
unnatural nature of their relationship, but he couldn’t bring himself to care.
They only had each other in their lives.
Zach remembered one night. He had been nine at that time and
Drew had been five. Rain had been pouring down the Earth for like hours now but
there was no sign of stopping from the sound of it. Zach shot a wary gaze to
the wide window and the thin lacey curtains covering it—a useless thing in his
humble opinion—they could not stop him and Drew from staring right through the
rain, let alone from the thunder and lightning that cracked almost every five
minutes.
Alone only with little Drew in their small apartment—their
father had yet to return, Zach did not dare shut his eyes even for a second.
Not in this weather. Not when closing his eyes meant letting Drew out of his
sight, although the kid was curled up right here with him, never far from his
embrace.
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Thank you so much, Kai!
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