Chasing the Dragon by Ash Penn

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Title: Chasing the Dragon
Series: N/A
Author: Ash Penn
Genre: Contemporary/Twincest
Length: Short Story (62 Pages)
ISBN: 978-1-78430-003-6
Publisher: Totally Bound Publishing (May 2nd, 2014)
Heat Level: Explicit
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥2.5Hearts
Reviewer: Lisa

Blurb: On his birthday, Aiden has only one thing on his mind. Spending time with the only man, he will ever love. The one man he can’t have.

A decade has passed since Aiden last set eyes, or hands, on Kai. Yet when Aiden tracks him down in order to keep a promise to spend their thirty-second birthday together, it’s as if only a breath of time has swept by since they were last together. The attraction they share is as intense as ever despite their years of separation, and Aiden’s decade-long marriage to a woman.

When Aiden learns that Kai’s current relationship has broken down, he’s compelled to invite Kai back to his hotel room for the night. Aiden believes if they both try hard enough, they might become true brothers again and banish the rogue feelings that originally tore them apart.

Only, Kai doesn’t agree. It’s his birthday too, and he’s got plans of his own. Plans that involve shunning a twin room in favor of a double. And Aiden has never been able to resist his desires, no matter how skewed those desires might be.

Purchase Link: https://www.totallybound.com/chasing-the-dragon

Review: I am not sure what to say about this story. It is one majorly hot ticket but it doesn’t lead to happily ever after either. I love the twincest part of it, but hated the fact that they come off as horrible men. However, after reading it you can tell that there are more to them then you would expect. You can tell that both of them not only love each other but also hate each other or at least Aiden does. You can also feel the pain and fear coming from them.

Aiden had ended not only his relationship as a brother but as a lover to his brother. They were twins and had taken their relationship to a sexual one. Aiden wasn’t gay but he wanted his brother however, to him it was poison. So ten years earlier he had told him to leave and never come back. It makes me mad to end your family ties in such a harsh way but I suppose I could understand it. However when he ended it, he should have stayed away like he asked Kai to do. It doesn’t seem fair to want one thing and demand it from one but break it yourself. He went to Kai after telling him to stay away because he missed him, but what he was doing was torturing Kai because he knew Kai wanted him forever.

Kai had done what Aiden had asked and left. He had actually done something with his life, but when he had looked out the window he had seen his twin walking past the house. The one man that he truly loved over all. So he ends it with the man he lived with and was drunker than a skunk.

I was disappointed in this story. I can’t get into one where the man actually cheats. Whether they are together or not. He had ended his relationship with his brother, kicking him out of his life. Then hurts Kai but doesn’t really care it seems that he has done it. The only way I would have been able to get into it was if Kai and Aiden actually stayed together. However, it just leaves you hanging with Aiden going to Kai’s boyfriend to talk to him.