Free Displaced by Sofia Grey

Love’s Landscapes
    An M/M Romance series
    DISPLACED
    By Sofia Grey
    Introduction
    The story you are about to read celebrates love, sex and romance between men. It is a product of the Love’s Landscapes promotion sponsored by the Goodreads M/M Romance Group and is published as a gift to you.
    What Is Love’s Landscapes?
    The Goodreads M/M Romance Group invited members to choose a photo and pen a letter asking for a short M/M romance story inspired by the image; authors from the group were encouraged to select a letter and write an original tale. The result was an outpouring of creativity that shone a spotlight on the special bond between M/M romance writers and the people who love what these authors do.
    A written description of the image that inspired this story is provided along with the original request letter. If you’d like to view the photo, please feel free to join the Goodreads M/M Romance Group and visit the discussion section: Love’s Landscapes .
    No matter if you are a long-time devotee to M/M Romance, just new to the genre or fall somewhere in between, you are in for a delicious treat.
    Words ofCaution
    This story may contain sexually explicit content and is intended for adult readers. It may contain content that is disagreeable or distressing to some readers. The M/M Romance Group strongly recommends that each reader review the General Information section before each story for story tags as well as for content warnings.
    This story is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are the products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

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    Displaced, Copyright © 2014 Sofia Grey
    Cover Art by Sotia Lazu
    Image ID: 21398887, from 123rf.com ; © Stefano Cavoretto
Image ID: 27357348, from 123rf.com ; © Sasin Tipchai
     
     
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DISPLACED
    By Sofia Grey
    Photo Description
    A young man, naked from the waist up, lies on his side in water, face half-hidden. The colour of his eyes is mirrored in the indigo blue of the water and the sky. He has a watchful expression, as though he waits for something… or someone.
    Story Letter
    Dear Author ,
    This is my life… by day I walk on land and I am as human as the man standing next to me… but by night… the water calls to me and I must return to it… all I have ever wanted is a man who would love me for who I am… both day and night…
    I would only ask for a story… as beautiful as this photo
    Sincerely,
    Donna
    Story Info
    Genre: paranormal
    Tags: exile, family issues, guardian, homophobia, immortal, loneliness, tattoos, tour guide
    Word Count: 15,018

DISPLACED
    By Sofia Grey
     
     

    dis·placed   adjective
    1. lacking a home, country, etc.
    2. moved or put out of the usual or proper place.

Prologue
    I ran my fingers across the plaque and traced the letters etched into the wood.
    The Taniwha ( pron. Tanifa ) was believed to be a fearsome sea monster that acted as a guardian for the New Zealand coastline.
    They got the monster part right, and the guardian. They didn’t say anything about the loneliness though.
    ****

Chapter 1
    I hated the summer. Long days meant more time on land, pretending to be a man. I lived for the hours of darkness, when I would return to the sea and take my native form, only to return again at sunrise. I’d wait impatiently for the winter months, but in truth, I didn’t like those much either. I fooled myself that I was happier in the water, but I’d just become a master at lying to myself.
    Sitting on my usual