The Temple of Heaven
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“You okay?” Jordon studied him.
“Better than okay.” Tian Di captured Jordon’s mouth to prove he was just fine. Dreams of what their happily ever after would look like chased through his mind. His laughter broke the kiss. “Though I think my mother wants our reception in Hong Kong.”
Jordon tilted his head and smirked. “Oh, um, okay. I guess we’re bypassing a long engagement.”
Tian Di shook his head. “Nope. Apparently all the suitable reception places have long waitlists… but probably not as long as the fertility clinics in Hong Kong.”
Jordon’s face scrunched, and then he laughed. “She does know I can’t get pregnant, right?”
Tian Di chuckled. “I think so, but that’s not going to stop her from demanding a grandchild from you.”
“Looks like you had a good talk with your mother.” Jordon smiled.
“I worked myself into an ultimatum of accepting me or pretending I was dead. She countered with same-sex couples getting rights and benefits in Hong Kong if they married overseas.”
“And babies?”
Tian Di demonstrated his mother’s logic. “Marriage equates to children.”
Jordon took his sketch pad back and dropped it to the floor. “I’m impressed. She moved right past acceptance and backflipped into how she gets a grandbaby from you.”
“From us.” Tian Di skimmed his hands down to Jordon’s ass and pulled him closer. Jordon had already started to harden. He squeezed and kneaded Jordon’s ass. “Do you want to go figure out the sex position that you will name the Dragon?”
“I’ve given the matter some thought.” Jordon nabbed his sketch pad off the floor, flipped a few pages, and turned it over.
“Oh, well. Yeah.” Tian Di got even harder studying the depiction of Jordon sucking him while he sucked Jordon.
His body had memorized the delicious slurp of Jordon’s mouth and the lick of his tongue. Actually, every part of him begged to experience the sensation of being sucked again. But the joyous look of completion on Jordon’s face made Tian Di guide his lover back into his bedroom.
“I think mouth sex is so good I’ll make you roar.” Jordon’s eyes flashed with promise and determination.
Tian Di asked, “Do dragons roar?”
Jordon locked the door and stalked across the small space. He pushed Tian Di back onto the futon. “I don’t know, but let’s find out.”
Epilogue
“DRAGONS DO roar.” Jordon smirked as he wiped the corners of his mouth.
Applause filtered through the closed door.
Tian Di threw a pillow at the door.
“What? A good performance deserves applause,” Indigo called out.
Jordon’s cheeks were pink, but he shrugged. “I agree with that.”
“Want to see if phoenixes roar?” Tian Di asked—as if he didn’t know the answer.
Jordon shuffled closer to Tian Di’s mouth. “Yes, please.”
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When given a second chance at life and happiness, will Styx be able to claim the future he wants with Jin, his bandmates, and his music? Can love and hope grow with the constantly looming threat of Styx’s parents ordering him home? Great things await—if Styx finds the courage to break down the wall that stands between him and everything he wants.
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Z. ALLORA never expected to share her words with anyone, but things don’t always work out as planned. Growing up in Upstate NY, she was a tomboy: playing basketball in the park, twirling a rifle in color guard, but composing stories filled with angst in secret.
She didn’t always believe in romance, although before giving up on it completely, she took out a personal ad in a college newspaper. On October 20, 1987, at 5:08 PM, she found what she didn’t think existed, and married her best friend five years later.
A bit of an overachiever, Z. received three bachelor’s degrees (Psychology, English, and Philosophy) and a master’s degree in Psychology. She loved enhancing the quality of life of people in her residential and day programs, but her love’s job swept Z. overseas to Singapore, Israel, and China.
While living in China, she discovered M/M romance and a new world opened. The magic of the genre gave her new insights about herself and those around her. When she saw protests in Malaysia by parents who genuinely believed watching a singer could make their children gay, the ignorance was too staggering to ignore. No longer content to keep her words to herself, she published her stories hoping to add another voice to foster understanding and to promote equality.
Z. believes each of us is wonderfully unique and deserving of a happily ever after. Regardless where we are in the infinite spectrum of gender identity, orientation, or sexuality, our differences and similarities should be both respected and celebrated.
However, Z. will never apologize for having too much yaoified smexy goodness in her books. She teases that plot is simply the words between the sex scenes (though that’s a bit of an exaggeration). Sex is one of our most important and basic forms of communication, and she feels it’s a vital part of understanding her characters.
Z. Allora truly believes this rainbow romance is changing hearts and minds, and will continue to speak out for love for all of us.
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By Z. Allora
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The Temple of Heaven
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Digital published July 2018
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