by Kelly Jensen
Zed wrapped his arms around Brennan, the hug impulsive and so very needed. “Is it the age thing that lets you know just what to say?” he said into his brother’s neck, grinning.
Brennan jerked back and smacked Zed’s upper arm. “Seven years older, you little shit. Not seven decades.”
Zed’s grin widened, then he flicked a finger at the silver strands at Brennan’s temple. “Uh-huh.”
Brennan batted Zed’s hand away. “All right. Touching brotherly moment done. Get your ass out there and get married.”
Laughing, Zed made his way toward the door and opened it, then paused. Across the hall, the other anteroom’s door stood ajar, revealing Flick in his new suit—dark brown, shiny, not yet subjected to the patented Felix Ingesson treatment of clothes. Their eyes met and Zed’s breath caught.
Holy crap, he was getting married.
Flick stepped forward, lifting his crystalline hand to rub at the crease between Zed’s brows. “You’ve been thinking too hard again,” he murmured. At the soft touch, their connection flared, sharing love, trepidation, but above all, utter happiness. “You okay?”
Zed gripped his hand, entwining their fingers. All the worries, all the thoughts of the future faded into nothing. The next few minutes mattered—above all else—and beyond that, Brennan was right. Everything would fall into place.
He brushed a kiss to Flick’s crystal fingers. A promise before the promises they’d make in front of everyone. “I’m more than okay.”
Finally, it felt like his life was starting.
* * * * *
Acknowledgments
The Chaos Station series wouldn’t be what it is without the invaluable assistance and advice from our editor, Deb Nemeth, and the amazing support of the team at Carina Press.
Jenn: I’d also like to thank my mom, Deb Lidster, for being such an unwavering supporter of my foray into this genre. Science fiction is not her favorite thing, and she had never heard of male/male romance until I told her I was going to have a male/male romance book published, but that didn’t stop her from reading every book in this series and being one of our biggest fans. Thanks, Mom. I love you.
Kelly: A shout-out to all my friends and family who bought and read these books, and took the time to tell me how much they were enjoying them. I really appreciate your enthusiasm and support.
Finally, thanks to all our amazing readers! Your love for Zander, Felix and the Chaos crew never fails to make us smile.
Also Available from Jenn Burke and Kelly Jensen and Carina Press
The Chaos Station series
Suggested reading order
Chaos Station
Lonely Shore
Skip Trace
Inversion Point
Phase Shift
About the Authors
Jenn Burke
Jenn’s always been drawn to weird and wonderful stories, particularly those juxtaposed with our normal, boring world. Her love of the written word prompted her to get a bachelor of arts in English literature from the University of Ottawa, and she’s spent the years since working in corporate and web communications—and dreaming up weird and wonderful stories of her own. A self-confessed geek, Jenn loves spending time in the worlds of video games, surfing her favorite websites, reading all the romance novels she can get her hands on and accumulating an impressive collection of nerdy T-shirts. She currently lives outside of Ottawa, Ontario, with her husband, two kids and her writing helper, Alenko the husky.
Website: JennBurke.com
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Kelly Jensen
Born in Australia and raised everywhere else, Kelly now lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, daughter and herd of four cats. After disproving the theory that water only spins counterclockwise around drains north of the equator, she turned her attention to more productive pursuits such as reading, writing, writing about reading and writing stories of her own. She also enjoys volunteering at her local library and playing video games, and holds a brown belt in Kiryoku, a martial art combining Shotokan, Aikido and Tang Soo Do. Her family is not intimidated by her.
Website: KellyJensenWrites.com
Twitter: Twitter.com/kmkjensen
Facebook: Facebook.com/kellyjensenwrites
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The Chaos Station series by Jenn Burke and Kelly Jensen
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