Howler

Danny thinks he's finally found the One when an unplanned hookup with grad student Aidan satisfies him in ways his lover Cam never could. But Aidan has a terrible secret - a constant struggle with a dark spirit hungry to claim his body for its own. With Aidan's soul in the balance, it's up to Danny to take control, and help him learn to master the demon inside him. (Approx. 11,000 words.)

Excerpt:
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I moved in closer to him, huddling against him. “You're so warm,” I said, amazed. He was barely dressed on a cool, windy beach, but his compact body was radiating heat like a furnace. I could feel the hairs on the back of my neck standing up.

He turned to me, his breath hot against my face. His eyes seemed to glow in the moonlight, flecks of gold catching like stars in wells of green so dark they were almost black. “Yeah?” he said softly.

I pressed forward and found him, kissing him hungrily. I couldn't help myself. It was like there was an invisible hand pushing me into him, like some other person had jumped inside my skin and was steering me like a puppet.

He tasted incredible. His mouth was hot and eager, and every time his tongue wrestled against mine I drove against it eagerly, loving the subtle taste of him. I wanted to kiss him for hours.

He let me kiss him like that, parting his lips and letting my tongue trace the shape of his mouth, until I could feel his breathing growing ragged against my face... but even then he was patient, letting me take the lead.

But then something broke within him. He all but jumped me, our bodies crashing down onto the dune, and then his tongue was jamming hard against with mine while he rolled me bodily over onto my back and pushed up on top of me. His hand pressed tight against my neck as his fingers closed around my jaw, turning my head to the side...