Suddenly the male’s eyes snapped open, and he stared in horror at Thorne.
“Gorilla.” Thorne repeated the word, finding it easier to say than he expected. He tapped his own chest and repeated. “Gorilla.”
“What?” the man said. “No. Not gorilla.”
Not. That word Thorne recognized too.
The male looked him over, as amazed by Thorne as Thorne was by him. Eventually he nodded and tapped his chest.
“Human,” the male said. “Man.”
Thorne stared at him, bewildered as the tongue that he had been born to speak came back to him in hazy flashes.
“Boy,” he said.
B is for boy. You’re a boy, Thorne. A female’s face flashed in his mind, the woman he’d glimpsed in his mind with sunlight-gold hair who smiled.
“G is for gorilla.” Thorne whispered the words, his voice rasping. He had not used his vocal cords like this in years. It almost hurt to speak.
“You speak English?”
“Ing-leesh?” Thorne murmured the familiar word.
“Yes, English,” the male said with excitement, smiling.
“Yes,” Thorne echoed. He pressed his calloused palm on the man’s chest, their eyes locked on each other. Around them the jungle murmured softly, and Thorne smiled as he looked at the man.
“Friend?” Thorne asked. There was something about the man’s face, a kindness and quick intelligence in his eyes that made Thorne trust him.
The man nodded, now solemn. “Friend.”
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The Lord and the Labyrinth (coming 2021)
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A Wilderness Within - Book 2
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Emma Castle has always loved reading but didn’t know she loved romance until she was enduring the trials of law school. She discovered the dark and sexy world of romance novels and since then has never looked back! She loves writing about sexy, alpha male heroes who know just how to seduce women even if they are a bit naughty about it. When Emma’s not writing, she may be obsessing over her favorite show Supernatural where she’s a total Team Dean Winchester kind of girl!
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