He didn't finish his sentence, throwing his head back with a maniacal laugh instead. As he laughed, his eyes grew wide, and he walked out the door. Though he left in a mess, his heart was filled with resentment.

Samuel watched Michael walk out of Eli's apartment, and sat alone in silence for a long while. How could he, Samuel, not know the pain of wanting someone he couldn't have? During the four years Eli was gone, he had lived a life worse than death. When Eli rejected him and ...