Devil May Breathe

Zane Solace has spent his life as someone's second choice or fallback option, and he has sworn that will never happen again. His plan is to become indispensable by earning the post of Royal Physician to the Imperial family. He is a senior at Vail University and close to that goal, but his duties in the Retinue, his obligations to the Imperial Heir and the effort of keeping his brother out of prison already fill his days. He does not need another distraction, least of all Pavel, a fellow Retinue member who has suddenly taken an uncomfortable interest in him. Pavel Hart has spent about five years waiting on the sidelines for the right moment to be noticed. When he learns that Zane has ended things with his other lovers, he decides the moment has come and refuses to go slowly or gently. He has wanted Zane far longer than anyone knows, and the longing has turned into an obsession he cannot control. He seizes every chance to pull Zane closer and make him accept that they belong together, even though Zane does not remember the past they shared or the promises they made. Zane refuses to be used and discarded again, and he does not want to trust the wrong person because of smooth words, however strong the chemistry between them in bed. He is pulled between his growing curiosity about a man he never paid attention to before and his career ambitions. When the Imperial Heir and his brother both create trouble, he has to decide whether to lean on Pavel or walk away. Whatever Zane chooses, Pavel has no intention of letting go. Devil May Breathe is a romance with a possessive, obsessive love interest, and its opening line says that a Devil of Vitality always stalks the one they love.