Before Lovers

Have you ever seen someone and had the strangest feeling you've met before? When Paul notices a handsome man watching him on the bus, he's a little annoyed. When it happens again the following evening, he begins to worry. On the third day, the mystery man, Calvin Dickson, taps Paul on the shoulder and introduces himself. Paul can't help but be wary. Calvin gives Paul his card and suggests they meet for a drink. When Paul reads the card and notices Calvin is a chartered accountant, he decides the man can't be too crazy and decides to accept the offered drink. There's an immediate connection between the two men, but there's more than that. Strange things happen to Paul whenever he becomes intimate with Calvin, which leads Paul to consult a psychic. What he discovers will change the way he thinks about life -- and Calvin -- forever more.

Wayne Mansfield · LGBT+

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23 Chs

Chapter 17

Alison took a seat beside him. “I want you to stare into the candle flame, Paul. I want you to concentrate on the gentle sway of the flame as it burns. Watch how it slowly dances on the wick.” Her voice was getting more mellow. Almost ethereal. “Stare into the flame, at its white heart, Paul. And feel yourself growing sleepier and sleepier as the flame slowly dances and weaves. Your eyelids are growing heavy. You’re finding it more and more impossible to keep them open.”

And he was. Despite the mesmerising influence of the candle flame, he struggled to keep his eyes open and focused. Soon, the candle flame became a blur and Alison’s voice was sounding further and further away. Somehow he could still understand what she was saying, although he wondered how that was possible.

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