Chapter 1Silence. A held breath. The utter quiet of a frozen night, the air glittering with specks of ice. Jack reveled in it, breathing in the frigid air and holding it in his lungs until they burned. He shivered, core temperature dropping. Nearly there. Glancing down the graceful, lithe manifestation he’d chosen, he smiled, the sensory input alone a delicious blend of pain and pleasure.
The dark night pressed on him, beautiful, ice crystals swirling in lazy circles in the light of the full moon. The temperature had plunged rapidly in the last hour, far below what he needed for the artistry he had in mind.
Jack drew one more deep breath, tasting the cold on his tongue, an exquisite sip of ice, his body shaking as it spread through him. Stars sparkled in the black canvas overhead. He sen
