Cherie Rose-Crest, age 24, lives an enchanted life... no, not literally. Her wealthy family members are civilized people who live in nullside, the exclusively human half of the city. The Rose-Crests, like all nullside residents, try as hard as they can to ignore the presence of magic and those pesky fae that live in the other half of the city. To be honest, though, Cherie has no idea what the fuss is. They're all people, surely, and she'd love to meet a fae of any kind to alleviate her boredom.
Because in her darkest hours, she has to admit that she's bored. She's set for life for money, she has a wealthy almost-fiance, she could go anywhere in the world and buy anything she desires within reason, but Cherie starts to wonder if life is more than just a search for a good time. And that's when she meets...
Torgan Aatos, orc escort, at the service of well-off human women with an orc fetish (or a wish to shock their family with a nonhuman boyfriend.) At 30 years old and unmated, though, Torgan knows he can't do this forever, but he's determined to make as much money as he can for his younger brother's future.
He does want to mate, and he can't put his own dreams on hold indefinitely, but his job hardly lets him meet eligible females of his own kind. Plus, the money is so good. As an orc, he's low status among the fae and has almost no magic, so what would he even DO?
But his life takes a wild turn when he meets a rich young woman in the hotel's bar who seems SO determined to lift up her own spirits when it's obvious that her boyfriend is completely unworthy of her. And then he runs into Cherie again and again, with no idea how to handle his growing attraction for not only a human, but a free spirit his complete opposite.
WILL CONTAIN SEX SCENES! I will mark them so more sensitive readers can skip.
"Eric said my eyes are cool, and he said he thought I look beautiful" five year old Christian said
"I'm going to marry Eric when I'm older!" He declared with a big smile
~~~~~
Twelve years later and the spoiled rich boy doesn't even remember Eric's existence, while Eric remembers but doesn't really care. When they meet again in the maid quarters Christian starts to question himself and what he wants.
With his parents trying to marry him off and the struggles of his senior year of high school, how will he navigate his new feelings? How will his parents react to his new relationship? Will Christian's honest feelings reach the slightly oblivious Eric? Or will he give into his parents pressure?
~~~~~
{MxM}
{contains sexual content}
1st 🥇
#finding true love {Jun.3.25}
2nd🥈
#internal conflict {Jun.3.25}
#embrace {Jun.3.25}
3rd🥉