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

“Yes, ma’am. G’night, Ma.” He kissed her cheek, opened the door off the kitchen that concealed the back stairs leading up to the second floor, and jogged up them. His family could be so weird.


Noah did…something…just as his mother had instructed.


He finished reading the s of A Tale of Two Citieshis English teacher had assigned the class. He dutifully locked his windows and set cloves of garlic on the sills. Not that he was certain it would work, but he was an obedient boy. Finally, he got ready for bed. He left his shirt, jeans, and socks in a puddle on the floor—a small rebellion he would correct in the morning—and he stared down as his shorts tented in front of him.


Is this what a crush feels like? he wondered.


And wouldn’t it be amazing if Gabriel showed an interest in him? Not that Noah expected anything like that, because he was just a fifteen-year-old teenager and Gabriel was…Noah sighed dreamily…amazing.


Chapter 24