Healing Him (The Den Boys Book 2)
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Envy, the club the building used to house, hadn’t had dancers. It had been known for its backroom, and being the place to go for illegal drugs, and prostitution. It looked like Chimera was going for a different vibe.
“Good ones too.” Rhys grinned and I took a sip of my drink.
We watched as four dancers came out onto the stage through a hidden door and took their places on the raised platform, and my mouth dropped as my eyes zeroed in on one of the men in particular.
He was beautiful.
His dark brown hair fell to just below his chin, and shone under the spotlights. While the silver booty shorts he was wearing were eye catching, it was the way they highlighted his tight and toned body and accentuated his narrow waist and lean limbs that made me stare.
Because he was on a stage across the room I couldn’t tell how tall he was, but he was definitely on the shorter side, and he knew what he was doing. I watched as he smiled shyly out at the crowd, playing them up and whipping them into a frenzy as he slid his hands down his torso, smoothing on a layer of body glitter. He was perfect, and my cock stirred as the music changed and the men began to dance.
They were all good. Their wiry, sinewy bodies writhed and moved along with the music. The shimmering and ever-changing lights created the most incredible contours and shadows on their shiny costumes, and their glittery skin shone.
I was mesmerized.
The man I’d been checking out looked like he was born to dance. Every move was fluid and sensual, and when he turned to the man dancing beside him and they started grinding together, their hands sliding and moving over each other, my half erection turned into a full hard on.
“Like what you see?” Rhys asked in my ear, his tone teasing.
“Oh yeah.” I couldn’t pull my eyes off the man in the silver shorts.
“They’re all regulars here, and the two in the middle are featured dancers, although it’s weird to see them all on a Tuesday. That’s Jesse, Angel, Skylar and Toby.”
“Skylar,” I repeated, my eyes still glued to him. At that moment Skylar had Angel bent over as he grinded against the slightly bigger man’s ass, and when he gave it a hard slap I had to bite back a groan.
“Figured you’d like him.” Rhys winked and nodded to my drink. “Finish that and we’ll go get another, maybe stake out a place closer to the stage.”
I quickly drained what was in my cup, almost choking as the mix of rum and vodka burned my throat. I didn’t even bother asking what it was, my money was on a custom club drink.
I waved to Layla as we passed her and the woman from the photo Rhys had sent dancing together, and followed Rhys to the bar.
“Two vodka and soda,” Rhys ordered when the bartender sidled up to us.
I pulled some cash out of my pocket and put it on the bar to pay for the drinks, my eyes still on Skylar as he crawled over to the side of the stage and turned to give the audience a closer look as his gyrating ass.
I couldn’t look away. He was the hottest man I’d ever seen, and my dick was so hard it was bordering on painful as I imagined all the things I’d like to do to that perfect ass.
Rhys handed me a drink and nodded for me to follow him. We wove through the crowd and settled into a spot against a bar table near the stage.
It was like the rest of the room melted away, and all I could focus on was Skylar and his hypnotic movements. A lot of dancers I’d seen tended to strip with their clothes on, rubbing their junk and thrusting their hips. Skylar didn’t do any of that. It was true that he occasionally slid his hand down his torso, but he avoided his obviously hard cock and kept his hands on his hips and abdomen. It was almost as though dancing was turning him on so much he didn’t need any other stimulation.
As I sipped my drink I watched Skylar make eye contact with different guys in the crowd, giving them coy and innocently sensual looks, and the men were lined up to shove bills in his shorts.
I was just lifting my nearly empty drink to my lips when Skylar’s gaze shifted and his eyes locked on mine. He didn’t pause in his movements, but the look he gave me wasn’t innocent and coy. It was heated and filled with lust and desire, and he didn’t break eye contact right away.
I stilled my hand, staring back at him, wondering if he was really seeing me or if this was part of his act.
His gaze finally shifted to the men holding money out for him, and he sidled over to the side of the stage, squatting down so they could give him the tips.
“Looks like someone was eye-fucking you as hard as you were him.” Rhys elbowed me in the side as he leaned close so I could hear him.
“Maybe, or maybe he’s hoping to open my wallet.”
“Dude. There’s a hundred guys here, and a whole crowd flashing him cash at this exact second. Unless you’ve got a sign over you that says you’re rolling in it, I doubt he’d put that much effort into getting a tip out of you.”
I shrugged, not wanting to think that what Rhys had said could be true. He was a dancer and I was in the crowd, there’s no way he’d notice me over everyone else.
Before Rhys could say anything else a guy came up to us, his eyes raking up and down Rhys’s body. He was hot with his buff physique, dark skin and nearly black eyes, and I could see Rhys’s appreciation as he checked out his new admirer.
“Dance?” the other man asked.
Rhys shot a glance at me and winked as he reached for the other man’s hand. I chuckled and watched as they headed out on the dance floor.
I glanced around to see where my friends were. Galen and Blaze were dancing over where I’d left them, their arms around each other as they kissed passionately. Jonah, Isaac and Cody were standing around a bar table sipping drinks and exchanging looks of love. Layla and her mystery lady were nowhere in sight, and Rhys was attached at the pelvis to his dance partner.
Standing alone in the middle of a crowded club was exactly what I’d worried would happen tonight, but as my eyes shifted back to Skylar on stage, I suddenly didn’t mind so much.
Zander’s story will be available early fall 2017
Dear Reader,
Thank you for reading book two of my series, and I hope you enjoyed learning about the men who make up my Den Boys.
I’m planning a shorter release schedule for this series, and barring any interference from life I’m hoping for a six to seven week turnaround for each of the four subsequent books.
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All the best,
A.T. Brennan
About The Author
A.T. Brennan, a native of Ottawa, Canada, enjoys picking up and moving every few years. A former member of the Canadian Armed Forces and current entrepreneur and author, she enjoys spending her days working on her many projects and her nights writing and not getting enough sleep. She currently lives on Canada’s East Coast with her family, enjoys collecting books and exploring the different aspects of romance in her works. She’s made the leap from m/f romance to m/m, and also publishes erotica under the name Mandie Mills.
Dedication
To my readers, for loving my men as much as I do.
Acknowledgements
This book would not have been possible without my awesome beta readers; Kyleen, Vicki, Jill, Kaity, and Jessica.
Thank you to my editor, Megan, for another awesome job, and to Teresa Connor for the incredible cover for not only this book, but the entire series.
I can never forget my BFF and partner in crime, Tiffany, and my sisters from other misters: Jen, Erica, and Angeline.
Coming Soon/Now Available
Seasons
~ A four-part novella series~
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sp; Now Available
Book 1 ~ Spring Passion (m/f)
Book 2 ~ Summer Heat (m/f)
Book 3 ~ Autumn Lust (m/f)
Book 4 ~ Winter Connection (m/f)
*Also available as a collected anthology
Wrong Place, Right Time (m/f)
Solitary Soldiers Book One
Now Available
The Way We Were (m/f)
Solitary Soldiers Book Two
Winter 2017
The Long Road Home (m/f)
Solitary Soldiers Book Three
Late Summer 2017
Taking Chances (m/f)
Robson Brothers Book One
Now Available
Letting Go (m/f)
Robson Brothers Book Two
Now Available
Only You (m/m)
Robson Brothers Book Three
Summer 2017
All In (m/m)
The Den Boys Book One
Now Available
Healing Him (m/m)
The Den Boys Book Two
Now Available
Falling Together (m/m)
The Den Boys Book Three
Early Fall 2017
Sweet Surrender (m/m)
The Den Boys Book Four
Winter 2017