The Serpent's Last Day

I have always been proud to call myself a Serpent, but one shame stays hidden no matter what it costs me.

I love Billy Wagner enough to say it openly, yet he keeps me in his closet and will not claim our commitment in return.

Trapped in a house in the Georgia mountains with my sister, her children, her ex, and another Serpent, we are all in danger from the man I have trusted with everything since I was twelve.

With every day possibly our last, I cannot stop seeing Dash differently, even after nearly fifteen years standing beside him in brotherhood.

I am falling fast, and every warning tells me I am about to repeat the same mistake.

Even so, I cannot stop myself, and I can only hope Dash will be strong enough to stand openly and love me as much as I love him.