Raised in an orphanage after being found abandoned on the London docks as a newborn baby, without a known last name nor date of birth, Theodore has but one friend, Seth, a fellow orphan. Destiny takes Theodore away from Seth and back to the sea when he comes of age and is found an apprenticeship on a vessel in the English merchant navy. Thor, as he becomes known aboard ship, soon falls for Miguel, the handsome boatswain. However, his life is turned upside down when their ship is raided. Miguel is torn from his life and Thor is taken hostage and forced into the life of a pirate aboardThe Dragon. Both attracted to and repulsed by the evil Captain Wyvern, Thor finds the large dragon tattoo -- the symbol of the rank of the ship's captain -- taking hold of him and binding him to the man. Fate intervenes once more and Thor is elected captain ofThe Dragonwhen Wyvern is killed during a raid. Dismayed by Wyvern's ruthlessness, Thor is determined to show humanity to those vessels his crew plunders now that he is in charge. But despite his growing wealth, power, and reputation, Thor is restless and unfulfilled. He feels his life is not yet complete and somehow reaches beyond the decks of the pirate ship he now captains. A raid on a Dutch merchant ship brings yet another twist to Thor's life when someone from his past is found on board. Thor now has to face hard choices, the most difficult of which involves deciding if he can leave the sea and make a new life on land with his rediscovered love. But with a price on his head and a large tattoo of a dragon on his body, can Thor escape his past life of a pirate?

The Dragon

“Now you are part of me and I part of you. There is nothing that can separate us from one another.” Theodore said in a voice warm with love.


Theodore slipped out and lay next to Seth, pulling the man into a kiss. When they broke contact, Seth reached down and caressed Theodore’s still hard cock. He kissed his lover, turned his back to him, and guided Theodore into his body once more.


Seth took a deep breath and pressed back against Theodore until their bodies were molded to one another. United in body and spirit, they fell asleep.


In the morning, Theodore prepared to ride out to the field that had been burned the day before. Emmanuel had left word that the light rain from the previous evening had curtailed the complete burning of the cane. Theodore wanted to see if the field was dry enough for the burn to be restarted.


“Must you go?” Seth asked when Theodore mounted his horse. “Cannot Emmanuel handle this? Remember Captain Andersen and Mr. Gregor are coming to lunch.”


Chapter 43