Chapter 19: A Disturbance in the NightThey’ve been quiet so far, caressing each other under the sheets, but when McGauran covers him with the length of his body, Honoré can’t help a little moan of pain inside the pillow. McGauran squeezes him tighter then, clutching his hand inside his, whispering soothing words into his hair. McGauran is the tip of a hot blade sealing an invisible wound inside him. But something is different tonight. Honoré has never enjoyed it so much. The pleasure is almost too much to bear. He’s nothing but nerve endings. He’s coming undone. Yes. Oh, yes, he’s being released from himself. He grips McGauran’s hip, turning his face to catch his mouth, to suck in his breath. Pushing deeper into him, McGauran groans a Catholic blasphemy in his ear, and Honoré has to bite i
