Alexander Monroe lives in Grasspatch, a town so small, the founders couldn’t even be bothered thinking up a proper name for it. He works at the newsagency/post office, where his duties include ordering newspapers and magazines, printing Lotto tickets, and delivering the mail. One morning he has to deliver a parcel to the mysterious Mr Christian O’Neill, who lives in an oddly-shaped mansion on the outskirts of town. Not much is known about Mr O’Neill, although there is certainly an abundance of rumours -- a faded rock star, a media-shy actor. Alexander can’t wait to find out the answers for himself. Rather than being odd, Christian turns out to be the most interesting person Alexander has ever met. In fact, he asks to come back, and with each consecutive visit, he learns more and more about Christian, and about the power of the mind and the wonders visualisation can bring. But even as Alexander learns how to get what he thinks he wants, he loses Christian. Is it too late to find him again? And if he does, will what they had still be there?

Cool Blue

He glanced down at the spot where Lorenzo had been sleeping to find his handsome host was now gone, without any sign he’d ever been there at all.


But someone was with him. He could hear footsteps approaching. Could it be Lorenzo? If so, how had he got from the floor by the couch to another part of the house? Alexander, heart beating wildly and breathing slightly erratic, ducked down so the back of the couch hid him. The footsteps kept coming until he knew whoever it was making them was in the room with him. They stopped. Alexander couldn’t help himself. He had to look. He lifted his head till he could see who it was in the room with him. When he saw who it was, he gasped and ducked back down.


He waited until he heard Christian begin walking again. He heard the lift bell ring and the doors slide open. After they had closed again, Alexander sat up on his knees and stared at the stark white doors.


Chapter 28