ONLY THE FIRST 9 CHAPTERS ARE AVAILABLE. ***** An enslaved champion in the bloodsport of battleboxing, Imalroc has fought for years to try and regain his freedom. But when his fighting contract passes into the hands of Rerdas Toriem, a disgraced noble guarding a dangerous secret, Imalroc finds himself grappling with feelings that both bewilder and upset him. The two men couldn't be more different, but to avoid a political noose, an enemy empire, and a mysterious disease that threatens to upturn everything they know, they must find a way to overcome their conflicting alliances in the hope of securing freedom, safety, and a chance at something more than friendship. [[word count: 200,000-250,000 words]]

Yes true… I admit it now… I like you… No actually I love you so much… I get jelous at times… Too protective… You spend most times in my dreams… That’s why I changed my sleep patterns from 3 to 5 hours…Just to spend more time with you….. Yes I want to call you babe… I want my lips to land on your lips… I want my tongue in your mouth and vice versa… I want to hug you…. Spend the night somewhere far just to count stars….Yes I want to call you love… Draw lazy circles around your ear…. Talk about Kim jong-un and his missile plan in Africa….. AM sorry but I don’t think I like it when you said you loved me … *as a friend*…. Tell me don’t you like my smile… Don’t you like my new hairstyle?? I swag… Work and swag more… I am weird funny…. But so are you… It’s true what they told you… I want to look deep into your soul via your sexy eyes… I want to be the one to give your skin goosebumps… I want you to get worried about me… Just like how am worried about you… Yes I want to call you honey… Make your friends and ex jelous…. You know why because I love you…No I like you far more deeper than just *”A friend”*… I want to call home and say warm my water babe I’m coming…I want to tickle you…. You love to cook right?? Cook for me…It is true I like you… No I love you… But the problem is…..I’ll tell some other time.

"I miss you, but don't reply".. the text that sent me into a static paranoia....I know I not allowed to text or call... I'm not allowed to even think about you... But you didn't have to rub it on my face....Yes it is it was your decision... I never dragged you kicking and screaming.... I gave you all I had.... Doesn't matter really... I don't have to tell you what happened to our cat Jerry.....I don't have to tell you I was so angry that night I burnt all our matching t-shirts.... I don't have to tell you I called your brother and told him about us.... He is your heaven now... I hear... You are editing my poems.... Don't worry I'll still write more... I hear you taking him everywhere I took you... So you also call him stranger... So you also tell him about "our" family tree.... Be creative a little bit... Tell him about the rains... Or news on radio.... It's now old fashioned to parade him on the internet...I hope your mother now knows I won't repair her leaking roof.. I'm not her son... I'm happy you are happy... Im happy you've finally found a home... I am happy you are now settled... Hope you won't do him with his friends...I hope you will live without that phone I bought.... Let me ask...How do you bad mouth me....If all what you possess is mine... I want to say I love you... I want to say I miss you too... Maybe say I want you back... But I appreciate your decision.... In fact I accept and moved on.... Is just that I can't pull off your pictures from my wall....I can't sleep at night.... But just cry till morning comes... My side is freezing cold... I saw your smile . But I am tempted to ask... Is he the one that dented your face?? Love I miss everything we were! Goodbye