Lawless Magic: World Breaker Beginnings, #6

By N. R. Hairston

Rusty's a military man through and through. His entire life is order and discipline.

Chaz is untamed and unrestricted. He's been a thief his entire life.

Rusty fell for Chaz the moment he laid eyes on him, but Chaz had a boyfriend at the time.

Now that relationship has ended and Rusty would like to build something new with Chaz.

They start to get close, but then someone close to Rusty is hurt. Rusty vows to make the perpetrator pay. Chaz refuses to leave Rusty's side.

Together they take on a bloodthirsty killer intent on destroying all who oppose him. Rusty and Chaz would love to ignite their relationship, but they'll have to stay alive to do it.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Fire Ink Media
• Release date: May 25, 2021
• ISBN: 9798201987602

Book preview

Chapter 1

He looked like hard liquor wrapped in a bottle of fine wine. Chaz had been in a cave fighting for his life the first time we’d met. He’d just destroyed one of the most powerful known universes and was recovering from his injuries.

I’d helped with that recovery. Chaz been a sight to behold at the time, broken and bloody. He didn’t remember me from then. He’d been out of it those first few days. Chaz had also had a boyfriend. Clink. That relationship hadn’t lasted, though. Clink had gone back to his ex-boyfriend Glone.

I’d helped take care of Chaz. Clink and their other friends had been too injured to move. At the time, I hadn’t known him well. Chaz was good friends with my cousin Rekia. She loved him, cared for him deeply. Which told me a lot about his character. Back in that cave, the first face he’d seen when he’d opened his eyes had been mine.

A spark had lit then. For me, anyway. I often thought about the time we’d spent in that cave because I hadn’t been able to get him out of my mind since.

Chaz was blunt, honest, raw, and fiercely loyal. All qualities I admired in a person. He lived by a code and he didn’t alter it for anyone.

He’d been in that cave for three weeks recovering from his injuries. I’d gone there every day until my cousin Rekia had finally regained consciousness. She’d been greatly hurt at the time, as well.

I leaned back in my chair. It’d been over a year since I’d met Chaz, but the fire for him still burned deeply in my gut.

I heard a tap at my office door. I looked at the screen on my wall, the one that showed me the space outside my office. My first in command stood in front of my door.

I pushed the button to open the door for him and stood, looking around. My office was the size of a small living room with wine-colored carpet and mauve walls, a simple space.

I didn’t keep much in here, besides my desk, my computer, and a few shelves and filing cabinets. I only needed the basics to get me through the day.

Most who came into my office said it smelled like musk. They didn’t like it. They called it cold and unfriendly. I moved some papers around on my desk. They were entitled to their opinions, but it worked just fine for me.

I stood at attention while I waited for my first in command to enter, wondering if something urgent had happened. I was supposed to meet Chaz on his homeworld today. I hoped those plans wouldn’t be delayed. I was head Goblet in Julem’s military. On Rekia’s homeworld, that would make me a General.

If something of importance had come up, I’d have to postpone my trip. The safety of my homeworld Julem depended on me stopping all threats, real or imagined.

Jay came through the door with a stack of papers in his hand. I’d always admired Jay’s foresight and his ability to tear down every single situation to the barest details. He was a good person to have on staff.

While some could hide it, Jay had Julem military written all over him. His tall six-foot-three frame almost matched my six-foot-five one. His head, like mine, stayed completely bald.

Also, like me, his shoulders were broad, thick. Being a part of Julem’s military ensured we stayed in top shape. I looked at his dark black skin. Chaz’s ex-boyfriend, Clink, had skin the same color. Mine was more of a golden brown.