Gabe Granger gathers intelligence for George Washington, even after he’s bitten by a vampyre in the service of the British. Remember Littlebury, his longtime friend, stays with him as his black swan, keeping him safe from sunlight and getting messages to General Washington.<br><br>After the war ends, they continue working for the fledgling government through one conflict after another. When Gabe loses Remember at the Battle of Gettysburg, he’s ready to give up, but his country still needs his services. And there are many black swans for him to choose from. None are any more fortunate than Remember, and one by one they’re killed in various wars.<br><br>All Noah Poynter wants is to be a black swan, and he’s devastated when his pop tells him he’s just a normal. In spite of everything, Gabe and Noah become friends. Is there any hope for the two of them?

The Black Swan

Hanover waved that aside and gestured toward the loveseat. “Please have a seat.”


“And I don’t know what his damned father thinks I’m going to do with him.” Gabe sat down and crossed his legs. “You know, I’m willing to wait as long as I have to, but lately I’ve been feeling…off.”


Hanover looked concerned. “When was the last time you drank from a black swan?”


“That long ago?” Hanover shook his head. “What about normals?”


“I promised General Washington I would only do that in a battle situation.”


“There have been wars since Desert Shield.”


“Yes, but I’d learned about Noah by that point, and I thought I could wait until he turned eighteen.”


“Only now he’s going to college and it will be another four years before you can have him. And that’s only if he decides not to go for a graduate degree.”


“I…yes. I suppose. Is he all right, Sebastian?”


Chapter 21