Elara
I nearly choked at Dominic's suggestive comment, coughing violently as my face flushed deep red.
Dominic pulled a handkerchief from his pocket and offered it to me, but I instinctively swatted it away. His half-smile disappeared instantly, his expression cooling several degrees.
Realizing how my reaction must have looked, I quickly backpedaled. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to..."
"It's fine," Dominic cut me off, his eyes now distant. "Perfectly understandable. Anyone would be disgusted after being kissed by a supposedly gay man, right?" His voice carried a sharp edge that made me wince.
"Don't worry, I get annual physicals. I'm perfectly healthy and safe, so you don't have to be quite so... repulsed."
I tried to explain myself, but Dominic had already stepped on the
