put the pieces together.
“He just means that I’ve been helping him adjust to life outside of the Amish community,” Frankie
interjected quickly. “Watching movies, shopping...”
“Sex,” Snod proudly added. He clicked his tongue, whispering loudly, “Lots of it.”
Mark looked furious, and Snod couldn’t have been any happier until he saw Frankie’s enraged snarl.
Maybe this wasn’t such a good idea.
Frankie turned to Mark quickly, meeting his eye and staring at him intently, his voice echoing softly as
he commanded, “Forget what Snod just said to you.” He snapped his gaze to Snod, growling in that
same peculiar tone, “And you! Not another word until I tell you that you can speak!”
Snod felt dizzy, and he tried to bark back, but he found he couldn’t get his vocal cords to cooperate.
No matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t say a damn thing. He grabbed at his neck, cursing that his
scapular was back in his pants pocket at Frankie’s home.
“It’s been really good seeing you, Mark,” Frankie said hastily, giving him a quick hug. “We’ve gotta
run, please take care of yourself.”
Mark let the embrace linger and rubbed the small of Frankie’s back. “Good to see you, too. Whenever
you’re done doing whatever this is that you’re doing? Charity work? Yeah, maybe give me a call?”
Frankie looked surprised, pushing him away with a blink. “Wow!” he exclaimed with a bitter laugh.
“It’s funny. You told me I was wasting your time because I missed a few of our dates and didn’t want
to go out anymore. But now that you see me with someone else, you’re suddenly interested again?”
“Forgive me,” Mark sighed, trying to pull Frankie back into his arms. “I didn’t think—”
“No, you didn’t think at all, did you?” Frankie’s aching heart was very palpable through the bond, and
he shook his head as he said, “Goodnight, Mark.”
Snod couldn’t speak, but he gave Mark the biggest smile he could and wiggled his fingers into a little
farewell wave.
“And you!” Frankie snapped, grabbing Snod’s wrist. “Outside! Now!”
Snod stumbled along as Frankie dragged him outside the club. The moment they were out of sight
from any onlookers, Frankie held him close and blinked them into a secluded alley. For a dumb
moment, Snod was hopeful that Frankie wanted privacy to give him that blowjob he had promised
him.
But when he saw Frankie’s hands planted firmly on his hips and his beautiful face set in a furious
