Evan Reynallt has a past no mortal could ever understand. Reborn as a human, the fallen angel searches for the answers to a prophecy that will allow him to return home. With his human twin, Will, by his side, Evan finds himself caught up in something far more sinister.<br><br>Four hundred years after their vampiric turning, Evan stumbles into the one man he's been looking for his entire human life. Protecting the mortal should have been easy, but Evan didn't count on falling in love.<br><br>Morgan Adamson swore off all relationships two years ago. A modern-day American transplant living in London, he is perfectly content to be single. Then an image appears in his bathroom mirror, derailing all such notions of bachelorhood. But the man Morgan finds harbors secrets that may very well cost him his life.

The Legacy

Evan murmured something Morgan didn&rsquo;t understand, and sleep began to seem like a really good idea. Morgan smiled as he felt Evan slide a pillow under his head. 10


Evan stood, watching Morgan fall into a peaceful sleep. He had wondered before about Morgan&rsquo;s susceptibility to magic, but the heat trick had proven the mortal was highly susceptible. Evan sat down on the bed and pulled the boxers back up, knowing the sleep would not break from such a light movement. He took the chance to admire Morgan once more&mdash;the breadth of the man&rsquo;s chest and flatness of his stomach, the tautness of his arms, the strength of his thighs and calves. It was Morgan&rsquo;s face, however, that kept dragging Evan&rsquo;s gaze back again and again. Morgan had the soft features of an angel. The curve of his jaw was graceful yet strong, and his face was perfectly framed by the luxuriant length of his black hair.


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