Perhaps it was. In this world the only place Shannon felt safe was when he was in this house alone with Felix.

He didn't answer as he watched Felix undress. He never tired of looking at Felix. The fire turned his lover's pale skin into a warm gold, and his hair shone like additional flames. Shannon stood and moved close enough to caress Felix's chest, watching as the moving light shifted over their skin. "Nothing in any world is more beautiful to me than you." The words were easy to say when gazing at his hand, but after he looked up and into Felix's eyes.