Destiny's End

Many obstacles stand in the way of baronet’s son Warrick Synclaire being with his best friend, Thomas Smythe. Same-sex love is illegal in early 20th Century England, and Warrick is heading for Canada while Thomas is destined for the military college at Sandhurst. Warrick isn't sure he can bear the separation. However, the day before Warwick leaves, Thomas persuades him to see a fortune teller. The old gypsy woman’s warnings fail to scare Warwick, but another gypsy, Nicolae, by turns intrigues, arouses, and terrifies him. That night, Nicolae breaks into Warwick’s bedchamber, bedding then biting him. Warwick, unable to process the encounter, convinces himself it was just a bad dream and sails off to Canada to start a new life. In Canada, Warrick renews his acquaintance with Fox Sullivan, who he first met during the war. Soon the two become lovers, but for Warwick, the relationship is purely physical. Thomas still owns his heart. When he can stand their separation no longer, Warrick returns to his ancestral home in Kent, determined to reunite with Thomas, who now has a lover of his own. But the encounter with Nicolae years earlier changed Warwick considerably. Every full moon he turns into a ravenous creature, which seems able to rule Warwick’s life even during the daytime. Determined to win over Warrick, Fox sells his medical practice and sails to England. But is he too late to save the man he loves?

Tinnean · LGBT+

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118 Chs

Chapter 76

“Oh, Warrick. Are you all right? What wasthat?”

I buried my head against her. Hot tears ran down my cheeks and spilled onto her breast.

And then she screamed, “Look at its eyes! It’s the gypsy!”

I blinked and raised my head. I had no idea how she recognised the wolf as he lay across the rug before the window.

I left Eira weeping on the bed as I dragged myself to him. “Nicolae.” I whimpered. His head was shattered and covered with blood, and for a moment I thought I might vomit.

I got myself under control and pulled him onto my lap. He was fast assuming his human form.

How could I go on? Oh God, how could I go on? I bowed my head, and my tears fell onto the shattered skull of my golden-eyed gypsy lover. 33: Warrick

I carried Nicolae’s body down to my car, then returned to Eira’s little kitchen and put the kettle on. With that done, I found a bucket and a mop, filled the bucket with water from the kitchen sink, and climbed the stairs to her bedroom.

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