Free Salvation by Jambrea Jo Jones Page A

wrongly accused of a crime and led to believe Kain was involved or didn’t care. They both found out they were being set up by some sick man named Seth Davidson. The two of them were with the Alliance and now they freelance with a cargo ship.”
    “And how do you know Rock?” The story was getting interesting.
    “He helped Rave out and had a thing for him, but Rave only loved one man and that was Kain .”
    “So why didn’t the two of you hook up?” Now Zander was really curious.
    “Rock says it’s because he wanted to make sure he wanted me and I wasn’t just some rebound. For me? I didn’t know if he was gay or not.” Se shrugged.
    “All you had to do was ask.” Rock had joined them.
    Se snorted. “Were you able to reach anyone?”
    An explosion shook the room.
    “Fuck. Yeah. Rave and Kain will be here in about two minutes. They were actually on their way here already. They planned on a surprise visit. Well, surprise.” Rock gave a dry chuckle.
    “The Alliance?” Se questioned.
    Before Rock could answer, someone hammered on the door. Rock put a finger to his lips, indicating he wanted them to stay quiet. Zander had no problem with that. He rocked back and forth. Se soothed him by petting his arm. He stopped moving and listened.
    It sounded like they were shooting at the door. It must have been something powerful, because dents started to appear. Zander tugged at Rock when he positioned himself between the door and his lovers.
    A few shouts and gunfire, then silence surrounded them. Could they have found a way to open the door? He clutched at Rock’s boot and Se grabbed his hand in a tight hold. He took a deep breath and let calm enter his soul. He didn’t want to be anywhere else but with his lovers. If he had to die, this would be as good a place as any, but he wouldn’t go down without a fight. He gripped the barrel of the laser gun tightly and flicked off the safety.
    The knock made him flinch and he almost squeezed the trigger.
    “Open the door. Is this how you treat guests on this hell hole?”
    “It’s Rave.” Se laughed and stood up.
    Rock visibly relaxed and reached down to help Zander up. He put the safety back on and set the gun down on one of the tables in the room with shaky hands. It was good to be rid of it.
    Before going to the door, Rock pulled them both into his arms. Zander felt safe and a little relieved, if he was being truthful. He squeezed his lovers tight, kissing any skin he could find.
    Zander thrust his body against Rock. If he could, he would have crawled inside and never left. He needed to feel alive. Hands were everywhere. He couldn’t tell who was who, but it didn’t matter. He reached for Rock’s shirt but the pounding started again.
    “Come on guys. Stop fucking around and come out of there.”
    “Now there’s the Rave I know.” Rock smiled against Zander’s neck. “Keep your britches on, you bastard.”
    They untangled their arms and legs and Zander moved back, letting Se and Rock rush towards the door.
    “What the hell have you gotten yourself into this time?” the voice they said was Rave’s asked.
    “Me? It’s usually you getting into trouble, old man.” Rock sounded happy. Zander liked to see the big man with laughter in his eyes.
    “Well, it wasn’t us this time. What is going on here?” That was a new voice. Must be Kain .
    Rock looked back at him and motioned Zander forward.
    “That’s what we are trying to find out. This here is Dr Alexander d’Ado . Se and I saved him from being blown out of the sky. Someone is after him and we need to figure out who .”
    Zander nodded at the two men.
    “Hello, Dr d’Ado . I’m Rave and this is Kain . And you don’t have to wonder any longer. The coward that ran away from here is none other than Larrison Walker. I recognised his ship.”
    Zander shook hands with Rave and Kain . Both men were strikingly handsome. He could see why Rock had had a thing for Rave. It made him feel a little jealous and