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

And the next day they left Braddockville.


Noah could never understand why his pop had decided to move the family to Wittington, which was seventy-five miles northwest of Braddockville. Even though members of the extended family still lived in Braddockville, they had to drive to Wittington if they wanted to visit for holidays or birthdays.


That was why Gramps was visiting. Noah would be eight tomorrow. Having been born on the Fourth of July, he really was a Yankee Doodle Boy.


His brothers had grumbled about the move for a while—they’d had to leave their high school and their friends, but before too long they made new friends. And when they began dating new girls almost every weekend, they stopped complaining entirely.


As for Noah, he was happy here. He made new friends of his own, went to a great new school, and as far as he was concerned, life was terrific.


Chapter 23