Sins of the Faithless: A Dark MM Fantasy Novella: 1

Tarren fled the faith, leaving behind its rigid rules and suffocating grip. He desired freedom and above all else, a life of his own choosing, where no one whispered prayers over his future, or dictated his every step.When robbed figures arrive in the village he now calls home, he learns you cannot simply run. The nomads of the faith have come, spreading their doctrine in a brutal reminder that the past is never truly gone.Old fears and buried memories claw their way back into Tarren's present, and he escapes to the one place without judgement. A fleeting pleasure turns into something deeper, an intoxicating connection that pulls him back toward the faith he swore he had left behind.As secrets unravel and lust transforms into love, Tarren must evolve from flight to fight and confront both the past and a future with the man who instantly captured his heart. Is faith only for the gods, or to share with those we love?