Gage was on his feet the moment Kegan walked into the room. “It’s about time you got back. I was about to send out the cavalry.” He looked his lover over, checking, Kegan knew, to make certain there was no damage. Then he sniffed. “You stink.”
“I’m not surprised. I bought some clothes off a homeless man. They were far from pristine.”
Gage pointed a finger at the bathroom. “Go shower. Then you can tell me why.”
Kegan crossed to the bed, first, looking down at Ash. “He’s too pale.”
“He lost a fair amount of blood. You know that. He just needs to sleep. He hasn’t been restless, which I think is a good sign.”
“I hope so.” Kegan smiled softly. “Right now, his name suits him. He’s pale as ashes.” With that said, he emptied his pockets, stripped off his clothes, which he had to admit did sti
