Flourish

By Mychael Black

Keris Arinar has no interest in BDSM, but then he meets Tobias. Tobias Saraf isn't looking for his mate, but when he spots a gorgeous fae on the dance floor, everything changes. Sparks fly between them, and Keris finds himself wanting things he never wanted. Tobias vows to do anything he can to keep Keris safe and happy, especially when Keris’ fae family is determined to interfere with everything.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Arian Derwydd Books, LLC
• Release date: Jan 6, 2024
• ISBN: 9798989884407

Mychael Black

Alter ego of Katherine Cook, Mychael focuses on gay erotic romance stories in many genres. She lives in the eastern US with her family.

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STEELBOUND, #3

Keris Arinar escaped his life as a fae prince in favor of working the bar at his friend's club, Steelbound. He has no interest in BDSM, but then he meets Tobias.

Dragon shifter Tobias Saraf isn't looking for his mate, but when he spots a gorgeous fae on the dance floor, everything changes.

Sparks fly between them, and Keris finds himself wanting things he’s never wanted before. Tobias vows to do anything he can to keep Keris safe and happy, especially when Keris’ fae family is determined to interfere with everything.

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Flourish

Copyright © 2023 by Mychael Black

ISBN: 979-8-9898844-0-7

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AUTHOR’S NOTE

This book involves an alpha/omega relationship and mpreg (male pregnancy). There is no birth scene, although there are discussions about it between the characters.

Chapter One

Come home.

No.

Jira Arinar sighed. You belong here, she said. Among your own kind, among your subjects.

I seem to recall Father telling me I am not welcome back until I -- how did he put it? oh, yes -- ’clean up my act and be a man.’ So, no, Mother, I will not return home.

This time, her sigh held a touch of disgust. Well, he is right. A prince -- even an omega -- should not be chasing after random men and wearing… that stuff. Keris could almost hear her sneer. He should be handsomely dressed and performing his duties. He should --

Goodbye, Mother. He hung up and resisted the urge to toss his phone across the fucking room. Instead, he just threw it over onto the couch. Bitch.

Keris honestly didn’t know why he ever bothered to answer whenever her name popped up. Hell, he was still a bit surprised she’d deigned to touch a phone to begin with instead of delegating the burden of calling her only son to a servant.

Now what did that poor cell ever do to you?

From where he sat in the recliner sideways, legs draped over one arm while he leaned against the other, Keris tossed up a middle-finger salute. His best friend, Shaun, snorted and grabbed Keris’ phone and put it on the coffee table.

Parental issues again? Shaun asked as he dropped onto the couch.

Keris let his head fall back and groaned, eyes closing. How’d you guess?

Wanna go out? You’re off tonight, Shaun suggested. Might do you some good.

Where? He raised his head to look at his friend. Shaun just shrugged. "Wait, I thought you had a