“WE ARE NOT allowed to do this?” Toren asked. His brow wrinkled like the man was trying to puzzle out why Render was allowed to take Toren’s innocence but not the other way around. Render wanted to know about that as well.

“My firefly can’t do this to me?” Render asked.

“I will not watch this. It’s cruel.”

“Cruel?” Toren’s eyes flipped to him. “Am I hurting you?”

Render set his eyes on Toren’s chest and swallowed. ...