Beyond the Marius Brothers 1 Isaac Dragos Isaac Dragos has done a lot of things in his life that he's not proud of, but unbeknownst to most of the people in his life, he did it all because of a promise he couldn't break. With his father's sanity slipping further away every day, Isaac is afraid for the people who matter to him. Seeking to find himself, Isaac sets out to run away from home and clear his head before deciding what to do next in life. Standing at the airport, deciding where to go, his mate walks right up to him. And when he finds out Rory, his gorgeous mate, has issues of his own, they decide to help each other heal their emotional wounds. But does he deserve happiness after his past? And will Rory be able to help Isaac, or will his own issues cloud their mating? Genre: Alternative (M/M or F/F), Shape-shifter, Vampires/Werewolves Length: 35,457 words ISAAC DRAGOS Beyond the Marius Brothers 1 Joyee Flynn EROTIC ROMANCE MANLOVE Siren Publishing, Inc. www.SirenPublishing.com ABOUT THE E-BOOK YOU HAVE PURCHASED: Your non-refundable purchase of this e-book allows you to only ONE LEGAL copy for your own personal reading on your own personal computer or device. You do not have resell or distribution rights without the prior written permission of both the publisher and the copyright owner of this book. This book cannot be copied in any format, sold, or otherwise transferred from your computer to another through upload to a file sharing peer to peer program, for free or for a fee, or as a prize in any contest. Such action is illegal and in violation of the U.S. Copyright Law. Distribution of this e-book, in whole or in part, online, offline, in print or in any way or any other method currently known or yet to be invented, is forbidden. 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Amanda Hilton, Publisher www.SirenPublishing.com www.BookStrand.com DEDICATION To Dr. Lane & everyone at the VRCC neurology department: Thank you for saving my pup, Marius. Thank you for dealing with the one in the morning panicked phone calls because I had no clue what I as doing. Thank you for the hugs, kind words, and comfort when I was alone and scared in a strange city and state trying to do what was best for him. Just thank you for everything. You have an amazing group of loving, caring, talented people there and you not only saved him but me from the heartbreak and devastation I would have gone through if I'd lost him. You gave me back my baby. ISAAC DRAGOS Beyond the Marius Brothers 1 JOYEE FLYNN Copyright ? 2011 Chapter 1 ?He is right there,? Noah said firmly as he pointed to Remus Marius. I watched in horror as Father slapped Noah across the face. Mother fucker! ?You lie!? Abraham screamed. ?You.re not a fag! It.s bad enough you.re too pathetic to be a warrior. You can.t be a fruit, too! I should have killed you in your crib.? Large hands grabbed my arms as I tried to launch forward at Father. I pulled, he tugged, and I spun around to hit him until I saw it was Dillon. Shock filled me as I realized he was keeping me from kicking our dad.s ass. Then I got pissed. How could Dillon be okay with Father treating Noah this way? I got one good elbow into Dillon.s chin, turning to help Noah but only to be stopped by Gabriel Marius. He shoved me hard as Dillon pulled me, and this time I didn.t resist. I was clearly missing something if they were on the same side against me. Did they think I was going after Noah? ?I was going after Father, not Noah,? I growled as they pinned me to the wall. ?I thought you were holding me back so I didn.t punch him. I wanted to keep him away from Noah.? ?I thought you were trying to hurt our little brother,? Dillon answered, staring daggers at me. I felt my head snap as if he.d punched me. Is that what my brother really thought of me? I might not have been a fan of Noah being a fag, but he was still my brother, and Father had no right to hit him like that. Especially now after we found out that Noah hadn.t been studying abroad like I.d thought. ?He.s under my protection now, Abraham,? Mr. Marius yelled as they walked out into the hall. ?Fuck that, he.s my son,? Father answered, his hands bunched into fists. ?He.s not going to mate to a fucking man! I don.t give a shit what atrocities you let go on in your home, but in mine, mates aren.t men.? Is he high? I asked myself as I stared at the man I.d always idolized. I knew I was never Father.s favorite, not being the first born and all. But I grew up doing everything he.d always wanted for any scrap of affection he.d give me. I always thought I.d had it rough, but now everything was turned upside done with what I was learning. It seemed Noah had it the worst of us. ?Well, he.s coming to my home,? Mr. Marius yelled back, stepping closer to Father. ?So Noah can claim his mate if he wants to. Even if he doesn.t, he.s under my protection now. If you don.t fucking like it, take it up with the council.? ?You son of a bitch,? Abraham growled, taking a swing at Mr. Marius.s head. Mr. Marius easily ducked it and landed a punch of his own on Abraham, knocking Father on his ass. ?Father,? I growled, picking the man up off the ground. At this point I just wanted to get him out of there before he did more damage to our family. I wracked my brain for what to say that would make him leave. ?We.ll go to the council. There.s nothing we can do about it now.? ?Yeah, the two of you against nine is pretty bad odds.? Dillon chuckled. ?Two? Nine? What are you talking about, Dillon?? Father asked, confused as I was. Then it hit me?Dillon thinks I agree with Father. I wanted to say something, anything to explain that I was just trying to defuse the situation. But like always, no one was paying attention to me, so instead I just pulled Father towards the door. ?You think I.m on your side, Father?? Dillon asked, crossing his arms over his chest. ?Of course you are,? he spat out, ?you.re a Dragos.? ?So is Noah,? Dillon yelled back as I rolled my eyes. Great, now I.d be stuck cleaning up another one of their arguments and playing peacemaker. ?Look at the way you.ve treated him! You told us that he was studying abroad. And all this fucking time you.ve confined him to the staff house. How could you? He.s your son. I.m ashamed to call you my father. I stand with the Marius family on this one. You lay one hand on Noah, so help me god, I will kill you myself. I swear on my honor, Father.? What has Dillon done? I thought to myself as I closed my eyes, suddenly feeling very old and tired. I was so tired of this shit. Couldn.t we ever just interact without everyone flying off the handle? And what the fuck had Father been doing with Noah all these years? My head just hurt from it all. I wanted to get us out of there and think. ?You can.t do that,? Abraham replied, his face paling. ?I can and did, Father,? Dillon answered, stepping closer. ?All of the people here bear witness to...
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