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 then he pulled it open. “Gabriel.” He looked past him. “Where’s your black swan?”


Gabriel shrugged. “It didn’t work out, Noah. She wanted the excitement of playing a James Bond girl. I did that for almost two hundred years, and I’m not doing it anymore. Not for anyone.”


“She thought she’d get to wear beautiful gowns and ride in fancy cars, seduce foreign dignitaries—”


She was willing to sleep with someone not Gabriel? Noah ground his teeth. Well, she was a big mistake. Noah took Gabriel’s arm. “Come on in. I’ll get you a drink.”


“Thank you, Noah. You’re a good friend. I wish…”


Yeah, Noah wished it, too, but there was no sense in that. He led Gabriel to the booth he thought of as theirs. “Just give me a minute, okay?” He managed to find a goblet that was clean.


“Sure.” Gabriel looked exhausted. Could vampyres look so wiped out? Should they? Gabriel folded his arms on the table and laid his head down on them.


Chapter 38