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for the softness with which they were spoken.

Rory felt his lungs constrict, his heart beating double time. He figured it might just make him a little twisted that Chanceā€™s need to avenge him made Rory feel warm and bubbly inside. Still, it couldnā€™t happenā€”nothing could, really.

ā€œChance,ā€ Rory said, freeing his hands to cup his loverā€™s firm jaw. The rasp of stubble against his palms threatened to derail his thoughts, but Rory forced himself to concentrate on what needed to be said. ā€œYou canā€™t do anything. You canā€™t confront Art, or my Dad. It will just make everything worse, and donā€™t forget about Annabelle.ā€

Chanceā€™s shoulders jerked as a tic kicked in under his left eye. ā€œI didnā€™t forget about your sister, and I canā€™t forget what Art did to you, either. Someone needs to make sure that son of a bitch pays for hurting you, and ensure that he never does it to anyone else again, either.ā€

Rory agreed that Art needed to be stopped, but Chanceā€™s way of attempting to do so wasnā€™t going to work.

ā€œAnd what do you think Art would do if you did go out there and confront him?ā€ Rory tightened his hold on Chanceā€™s jaws, unaware that he did so until he felt his lover flinch. ā€œIā€™m sorry,ā€ Rory murmured as he stroked twin paths down Chanceā€™s neck. ā€œBut you canā€™t contact Art. Think about itā€”if heā€™s hurt, and furious, whoā€™s he got to take it out on? And he will take it out on someone, wonā€™t he?ā€

The colour leeched from Chanceā€™s tanned skin in an instant. ā€œFuck. Fuck! I didnā€™t even think about that! I justā€¦ He hurt you, Rory, and I canā€™t forget that! Itā€™s there andā€”ā€

Rory leant forward and swallowed Chanceā€™s words with a kiss that heā€™d meant to calm his lover. However, Chanceā€™s heady moan flowed into Roryā€™s mouth, and his strong arms wrapped around Roryā€™s shoulders. Rory scooted over and slid his body between Chanceā€™s spread legs, pressing in as close to the man as he could.

He felt Chanceā€™s need to protect in each sweep of his loverā€™s tongue, each nip and lick as Chance sought to take over the kiss. Rory let him, giving his lover everything he had, RORYā€™S LAST CHANCE

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including his submission. Chanceā€™s hard muscles trembled beneath his hands, and Rory groaned. Chance responded by sucking on Roryā€™s tongue, pulling it deeper into his mouth before releasing it and giving Rory license to play.

And Rory did, finding every secret spot, every sweet recess in Chanceā€™s mouth. Only after he felt he knew every intimate spot in his loverā€™s mouth did Rory separate their lips. He waited for his breath to regulate enough that he could speak, then Rory looked at Chance, loving the ruddy cheeks and the dark stubble, the heavy lidded eyes and the flaring of nostrils with each shaky exhalation. Rory just simply loved him.

ā€œChance,ā€ Rory rasped, his voice not quite as there as heā€™d thought. ā€œYes, Art hurt me, but donā€™t you see? You donā€™t need to kill him or even rip him a new one.ā€

Chance closed his eyes, his lips tipping down as he shook his head. ā€œI canā€™t just let it go.ā€

Rory cupped the back of Chanceā€™s head, pulling him forward until their foreheads rested together. He waited until Chance met his gaze, then smiled softly. ā€œYou arenā€™t letting it go, Chance. You donā€™t need to do anything to him becauseā€¦ā€ Roryā€™s eyes pricked and burned, but he blinked away the threatening moisture. ā€œDonā€™t you see? You already did something better than that. You helped me heal.ā€

Chance let himself get lost in Roryā€™s eyes for a long moment, let the love and desire he saw swirling in their depths comfort him. He was constantly amazed at his younger lover.

Roryā€™s resilience and compassion, his quiet strength, and his ability to move past the traumatic events in his lifeā€”those things, and so many more, made Rory the exceptional man he was now.

However, Chance couldnā€™t ignore the fact there was more than one reason Art needed to be stopped. The truth of that thought pulled him from the spell of his loverā€™s heated gaze.

ā€œHeā€™ll do it again and again, until heā€™s caught,ā€ Chance pointed out, stroking the firm, stubbled line of Roryā€™s jaw. ā€œIt might be the next person, or a dozen more after that before someone manages to put an end to Artā€™s sick games. Are you willing to let that happen, to let some other innocent young man become a victim?ā€

Chance steeled himself against the hurt and shame in his loverā€™s expression as Roryā€™s RORYā€™S LAST CHANCE

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gaze dropped to the floor. He knew the answer to that question as surely as Rory did.

ā€œNo,ā€ Rory whispered. ā€œIā€¦ I didnā€™t thinkā€¦ Iā€”ā€œ A stuttering breath, then Rory looked up, the whites of his eyes now smattered with thin red vessels, moisture pooling and threatening to flow over to his cheeks. ā€œI just want it to be over, to leave it in the past, you know? But youā€™re right. Artā€”ā€œ Rory shuddered, blinking rapidly before swiping at his eyes.

ā€œHe enjoys hurting people too much to just stop.ā€

ā€œBaby,ā€ Chance rasped, unable to stand to see his lover in pain. ā€œCome here.ā€ Chance stood, tugging Rory up with him as he did. He guided the younger man over to the couch, then carefully sat, pulling Rory down with him. A minimal amount of wiggling had them sprawled together on the worn leather cushions. Chance held Rory tightly with one arm. His other hand was already fingering the soft blond curls that tickled his chin as Rory rested his head on Chanceā€™s chest.

ā€œI thought once he had the ranch, maybe heā€™d quit.ā€

Chanceā€™s brow furrowed as he looked at his hand spearing through Roryā€™s hair. ā€œI thought the ranch was going to your sister?ā€

Roryā€™s snorted, washing Chanceā€™s chest in warm air. ā€œYeah, no. Dadā€”Ianā€”would never leave the ranch to a woman, not even his own daughter.ā€

ā€œButā€”ā€ Chance broke off, too confused to

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